A. Because alpacas are an amazing and wonderful, easy to keep, and multipurpose farm animal. The world needs more alpacas. There's nothing else like the beautiful, gentle, sweet-natured alpaca. Every product is intrinsically superior...the softest and warmest fleeces in rich natural colors, the leanest protein (if you so choose) and "black gold" manure. They are easy to keep, graze fields without pulling the roots out, typically have mid-day births that usually need no assistance; are easy to train and safe to handle.
They have been domesticated for thousands of years, but due to past restrictions on exporting and historical events, their world population was static to declining and is still small today.
New breeders always are needed for herd growth and to replace retiring breeders. Feel an alpaca cria fleece, wear alpaca socks...and become a believer too!