Paddy and Oscar are a pair of Alpacas living in Ireland who work as therapy animals, visiting children and adults with ...

A LOCAL writer’s first children’s book highlights the deep history and culture of alpaca farming.

It costs £15 per adult and £10 per child, with children under six being free with an adult. There are 15 alpacas at J and J Alpacas, Newark, which are trained to go on treks with people.

Pupils at Gorse Covert Primary School were thrilled to see four alpacas and two rabbits in the school, marking the end of Children's Mental Health Week. (Image: Supplied) The animals, renowned for ...

A fee-paying school in south Dublin has discontinued an alpaca programme on its farm after one of the animals died and tested positive for tuberculosis (TB). Two veterinarians had previously ...