SOCIETY SOCIAL AT CATANGER LLAMAS. Members gathered at the farm of Mary and David Pryse on Sunday the 8 August. Mary and David run a llama breeding and trekking business and have recently moved into a new eco-friendly house on their llama farm which also has a new visitor centre.About 30 members were present and after a meet and greet coffee, tea and pastries, Mary invited us each to

The BLS board is working hard to look after the interests of all members and their llamas. To do this it is vital that the llama register is accurate.  In other species identification measures are enforced.  For example all cattle must be registered with the national cattle movement services before they are two weeks old, must carry a passport, must have pre movement bTB test

Calling all members - email your best, most favourite and most cute photos of your camelids to the website administrator/registrar

Did you know that you can register your Llama/Guanco/Vicuna/Camel with the British Llama Society even if you are not a member? The Society is keen to ensure that these camelids are registered so that we can respond with accuracy to enquiries received from Defra from time to time.The registration fee is £5 per animal if the parents are already registered, £7.50 if one parent is

Up to date information and contact details are available in the members only area of the Forum under Llama Health - Info

Interesting press release concerning the recently completed Genome project

Sunday 26th September 2010. A chance for members to meet and enjoy trekking their Llamas in wonderful north Nottinghamshire countryside.Meet at 2pm at; Vale View, Manor House Court , Kirkby in Ashfield, Notts. NG17 8LH.  This is 4 miles from Junction 28 of the M1. We will trek for about 2 hours (3.25 miles), before returning to the house for Tea, Sandwiches, Cake and

The Society will be holding its annual show as part of the Royal County of Berkshire Show at the Newbury Showground on the 18th and 19th September. The show is one of the biggest agricultural shows with a huge range of attractions for all the family - Members refer to Forum under "Notices & General Information" for application details and further information.

Calling members and their families and friends - Check the calendar for  Sunday July 25th,  Kevin and Vicki Woodward invite you to join them at Bideford in North Devon and Sunday August 22nd , Jennifer Letheren is organising a Llamagility event for us at her field at Bridport near Salway Ash. See the calendar for further details.

An update from Diane Summers of the Camelid Support Group is available to members via the Forum, under Llama Health - Info.

A GREAT DAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY WITHJoseph's Amazing Camels –WILD CAMEL PROTECTION FOUNDATION WHERE: The Old Farmhouse, White House Farm, Idlicote, Nr. Shipton-on- Stour, CV36 5DN Directions from London M40 j11 thru Banbury following signs for Wroxton.  Thru Wroxton follow this road (A422

Members will shortly receive a letter and short questionnaire from Jacqueline Lusat of the University of Bristol, on the subject of worm control in camelids. Jacqueline's previous questionnaire study, on mange in camelids, received a great response, and led to some important findings. These have now been published, and a copy will be enclosed for those who are interested in

Members - please see in the members area of the Forum, under "Llama Health Info." for a follow up written by the BLS Health & Welfare representative, Liz Butler.

TB Awareness Info Pack

BLS Llama Link magazine featured on the programme Have I Got News for You, aired 18 October - watch the 5 min clip below of the comedy show and see a couple of our headline articles causing much frivolity with Martin Clunes and the cast.

Given the recent emergence of several infectious diseases in the UK and the unknown effects of these diseases on South American Camelids, it seems prudent that camelid breeders take stock of their approach to biosecurity in order to protect these animals from disease This may mean changing some existing practices but the benefits of avoiding contact with disease should far outweigh any inconveniences

Dear BLS Member Bovine TB is spreading out of control. Llamas are susceptible to bTB. As many of you are aware there are an increasing number of llamas being found to have bovine TB. Although the mode of infection is as yet unknown, it is likely to be either llama to llama, cow to llama or badger to llama. This is very concerning especially as we, as an industry, do not have any workable systems in