• Alpacas are small and easy to handle. • Alpacas are useful: they produce fine and valuable fleece as well as make wonderful pets. • Alpacas are intelligent, which makes them pleasant to be around and easy to train.

• Alpacas are beautiful; they come in over 22 colors, and are clean and pleasant to be near.

• Alpacas do not require butchering in order to be profitable.

• Alpacas do not require special shelter or care.

• Alpacas are considered disease-resistant animals, which lowers insurance and veterinarian costs.

• Alpacas are adaptable to varied habitat, successfully being raised from Australia to Alaska and from 15,000 feet to sea level.

• Alpacas are rare outside of South America and cannot be mass-produced. • Alpacas require minimal fencing. • Alpacas can be pastured at 5-10 per acre.

• Alpacas are easy to transport, which allows them to be traded across the country or around the world.

• Alpacas have a relatively long and trouble-free reproductive life span.

• Alpacas can be insured against loss.