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Hello Everyone!  My name is Tracy Pinkston Weaver, and I am the President of the recently organized Florida Alpaca & Llama Association, Inc. (FALA).  We began in July 2004 due to the growing desire and need for education of the llamas and alpacas.  Our Corporate purpose is to educate members and the public as to the breeding, raising, caring for and exhibition or showing of llamas and alpacas and to promote and advance the interests of the lama community as a whole.

Our Directors and Officers are as follows:

We started with 16 family/farm memberships and are growing everyday!  Click Here to Download Our Membership Application Our bylaws were developed with everyone in mind, not only the llama/alpaca breeders and owners, but for anyone interested in these animals we love so much.  We will and have held seminars on showing, shearing, worming, fecal testing, and have more in the planning stages.  We are working on the development of several small fun days and shows for our membership within the State of Florida , utilizing a point system for awards.  We are a state wide organization and anyone is welcome to join our group.  We recently helped to sponsor the Florida Youth Llama Show at the Florida State Fair, and all of our members were participants in one way or another, and we had a wonderfully stress free show.  We all worked and got along like one big happy family, because we are linked by a family, the family of llamas and alpacas.

Anyone interested in joining our group (family), can call any of the Board Members for information or contact our Treasurer, Bruce Volling, by phone or email at vollingvalley@aol.com  for an application and fee information. Or you can email me at lotsallamas@earthlink.net.

Hope to hear from you soon!!  Or maybe we will see you at an upcoming show!!

Tracy Pinkston Weaver

Events

The Heart of Dixie Show - September 12-14, 2008
   Agribition Center in Huntsville, AL    Double ALSA llama show & double non-ALSA alpaca show
   Indoor arena. Judges are Toni Knie from FL and Jan Gordon from NH

GA National Fair Alpaca/Llama Show - October 11-12, 2008
   Double points planned.

Neonatal Clinic - November 8-9, 2008
   Southern Oaks Alpacas in Brooksville is hosting a 2-day neonatal clinic with Dr. Patrick Long. This will be an in-depth,    hands-on clinic.  For more information and to sign up, go to Southern Oaks Alpacas

South Florida Fair ALSA Level II Llama A & B Shows - January 18-19, 2009
   West Palm Beach, FL   Double show.
   Entries must be postmarked on or before December 1, 2008

Florida Open Llama and Alpaca Show - January 24-25, 2009
   Canterbury Horse Park in Newberry, FL    Double points planned.

Sunshine State Alpaca Expo & Auction - February 6-8, 2009
   Jacksonville, FL   For more information contact Jean Riley at surialpaca@yahoo.com

Florida State Fair YOUTH Llama Show - February 13-15, 2009
   Tampa fairgrounds

Youth Event - Volunteers and Support Opportunity. Thursday, April 2 through Sunday, April 5, 2009
   The event will be held at the University of Georgia Livestock Instructional Arena in Athens, GA. Looking for financial
   support, farms interested in hosting a youth program, farms interested in leasing animals to youth programs, sponsors of
   meals, show and clinic equipment, volunteers, and animals. Vendors selling llama supplies would have the opportunity to
   rent space for the weekend. Fiber industry and craft people are also encouraged to rent spaces to demonstrate the uses of
   llama fiber. Please contact Kim Kyst, Chelian Farm, 706-387-7506.

Florida Veterinarians

City	Name	Phone
Brooksville	Dr. Doug Davenport	352-279-2986 / 352-797-9030
Citra	Dr. Steven Murphy	352-732-6033
Gainesville	University of Florida	352-392-2229
Lutz	Dr. Martin Faza	813-948-1460
Ocala	Dr. Michael Lokai	352-237-6211
Reddick	Dr. Laura Wolfe	352-427-0903
Sarasota	Dr. William Whitler	941-313-0204
Summerfield	Dr. Shannon Kennedy	352-347-7387
Umatilla	Dr. Gary Manley	352-669-3225

Links

Southern States Llama Association (SSLA)
International Lama Registry (ILR)
Alpaca Llama Show Association (ALSA)