The Future of the Alpaca Industry

Most alpaca breeders are horrified at the thought of eating their animals. You can understand how they feel they are so darned cute, especially the cria that would probably make the best eating.

But eat them we must if the alpaca industry is going to have a long term future because as Currabungla Alpaca stud principle, John Pittock says, every successful livestock industry has a meat component to it.

On this program we examine what is going to sustain the alpaca industry into the future beyond simply selling animals to new entrants. And we find that alpaca owners value adding to their own operations is going to be a major part of the future health of the industry.