Links

Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association: AOBA is a national association that was formed to promote public awareness and growth of the alpaca industry, provide a forum for education, and to establish and maintain an alpaca registry. Click on the logo at the right to link to the AOBA website, or, go to http://www.alpacainfo.com.

New England Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association: NEAOBA is made up of most of the alpaca owners of this region. Like AOBA, NEAOBA promotes the "alpaca lifestyle", communication, education through seminars and newsletters, and support of local marketing efforts. Click on the logo at the right to link to the NEAOBA website or, go to http://www.neaoba.org.

The Alpaca Registry, Inc.: ARI serves as a valuable storehouse of information for North American alpaca breeders. Its primary job is to gather and maintain accurate genealogical records, focusing on the expansion and accuracy of those records. Up-to-date owner and member lists are maintained and new accounts created for new owners and breeders. Click on the logo at the right to link to the ARI website, or go to http://www.alpacaregistry.net.

Sales List - AlpacaNation: To check out our current sales list on AlpacaNation, click on the picture of the alpaca at the right, or go to www.alpacanation.com/bigredacres.asp.

University of Massachusetts Camelid Studies Program: The country's first undergraduate camelid studies program started at UMass Amherst in 2005. Stephen Purdy, DVM is the well known program director. The program is non-profit and funded solely by private donations. The goals of the program are to provide students with extensive camelid experience for future employment such as large animal veterinary medicine, expose students, owners, and veterinarians to the latest techniques in camelid medicine, and provide medical services for alpacas and llamas. Click on the logo at the right to link to the UMass Camelid website, or go to http://www.camelidstudies.org.

Bob Dillon Windsor Chairs: If you are tired of looking at alpacas and instead need some excellent quality hand-made chairs, check out Jen's brother's website. He makes traditional Windsor chairs and other traditional furniture. Most of the furniture is made with hand tools, the old-fashioned way and built to last. Click on the chair at the right to link to Bob's website, or go to http://www.bobdillonwindsorchairs.com. And, if you are into something much more daring like boat racing, you can find Bob's site for Dillon Racing at http://www.dillon-racing.com.