Special-needs alpaca among 21 alpacas rescued in Clovis

CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A nonprofit enactment that specializes successful rescuing animals has announced they are moving to rescue 21 elder alpacas successful the Central Valley.

Officials with the Robin's Nest Rescue accidental everything began with a telephone from a veterinarian, reporting 21 elder and retired alpacas were facing homelessness. The alpacas belonged to an aged couple, but 1 of them died, leaving an 87-year-old pistillate struggling with "overwhelming ineligible and fiscal challenges."

Because of these challenges, officials accidental the pistillate was forced to merchantability her location quickly. The nonprofit says 1 of the alpacas is simply a special-needs alpaca antecedently attacked by a lion. They adhd the animal's injuries are excessively large to beryllium housed with his beloved herd, but helium inactive remains a precedence for rescue.

Officials accidental these alpacas are astatine hazard of being euthanized due to the fact that they are retired. The alpacas volition beryllium transported from Clovis to the Bobbi Brink of Lions Tigers and Bears successful Alpine and are owed to get Wednesday morning.

Given that the rescue of these alpacas presents important challenges, the nonprofit is asking for the public's support. Those who would similar to donate oregon cognize much astir the alpacas tin interaction Kimber Williams astatine Kimber@RobinsNestRamona.com or sojourn the Robin's Nest Rescue website.