Much excitement was at the farm today, welcoming the arrival of new alpacas – Calvin (age 1) and Jelly Bean Hobbs (age 9 months) at Loma Vista Farm! These beautiful animals are replacing animals killed by dogs on February 8th.

The three welcomed additions from Renaissance Ridge Alpacas in the Sierra foothills arrived at 10:56 a.m. Wednesday, filling a physical and emotional void 75 days after their predecessors were killed by two dogs.

“It feels like a new beginning and a healing point,” said “Farmer” Rita LeRoy, minutes before Renaissance Ridge co-owner Julie Rosenfeld pulled up in the alpaca trailer with the three new Loma Vista tenants.

A handful of Loma Vista board members and volunteers witnessed the arrival as the curious alpacas huddled together around the strange humans, Rosenfeld notwithstanding.

Read the story below by Richard Freedman of the Times-Herald.