by David | Mar 21, 2020 | Cold Weather Fedding, Deep Snow, Donations, Feeding Llamas & Alpacas, Fundraising, Llama Rescue
Just when the number of enquiries and the number of surrendered animals goes up, the funding and the donations go down or stop altogether
by David | Nov 28, 2018 | arthritis, Broken Bones, Elderly Llamas, Llama Health, orthotics, Sponsorship
The number of llamas and alpacas requiring special care at The Sanctuary seems to average about one third of the total residents. Needless to say, the new ‘Refirmary’ building is a busy place, catering for this elite group of chronically ill, injured or otherwise...
by David | Apr 15, 2016 | Aggression, Castration, Llama Looking For Home, Llama Rescue, Llama Sanctuary
Llama Looking for Hope Update – September 2016 Chipper has found a new family! Meet Chipper. Word has it that he’s about 12 years old and he certainly looks lively and healthy from the photographs. And like so many others of his kind, Chipper the llama...
by David | Oct 13, 2015 | arthritis, Llama Health, orthotics, spavin
Ping is suffering from severe degenerative joint disease, but she has determined that it’s not going to hold her back or stop her from doing what she’s always done. There is nothing wrong with her mind; what Ping wants to do, Ping does, even if she has to...
by David | Aug 11, 2015 | Boarding Llamas, Llama Sanctuary, Quidding
There’s always a tinge of sadness when one of the residents leaves The Llama Sanctuary for a new home. It’s extremely easy to become attached to the llamas and alpacas as it is to fall in love with a cute kitten or puppy, no matter how short their stay...
by David | Jul 2, 2015 | Cooling Off, Heat Stress, Humour
The temperature here in the North Okanagan region of British Columbia has been unwaveringly hot for early summer, topping 40 degrees Celsius in June! This climatic aberration stretches cross the globe; Europe, Asia, the Orient and North America, are all experiencing...