An article that deals with the animals that we want to rescue. We can see that their worst enemy is not only being cold, but also humans. Learn more about this story published by “Fox News”.

Un artículo que tiene que ver con los animales que tratamos de cuidar, y que no solo tienen como enemigos el intenso frio si no también, el mismo hombre, entérate un poco mas de esta historia publicada por “Fox News”.

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Ohio Alpaca Owner Hopes Animal's Killing Leads to Tougher Laws

The owner of a baby alpaca that was tortured and beaten to death last month hopes some good will come from the senseless killing, as a state lawmaker continues to push for tougher animal cruelty laws in Ohio. Jeff Pergram said he has buried his "loving and caring" 3-month-old alpaca, Masterpiece, who was found in an abandoned barn in southwest Ohio on Feb. 19. Shocked and "disheartened" by the killing, Pergram says he plans to install security cameras along the perimeter of his Middletown farm to ward off any future attacks on his beloved animals. "It's hard to look out there and see he's not there now," Pergram told FoxNews.com. "He was a real inquisitive guy. He was like a dog, he wanted to be right next to you, to nuzzle you." Pergram said Masterpiece's friendliness probably led to his demise. "He was way different," Pergram continued. "And it's a different generation of people we're raising right now."

Two 17-year-old boys have been charged in juvenile court with vandalism, theft, animal cruelty, breaking and entering and tampering with evidence related to the death of Masterpiece, whose value has been estimated at $8,000. The youths remain in custody at a juvenile detention center pending a March 30 hearing. Prosecutors want their case transferred to adult court, where they'd face harsher penalties if convicted. A grand jury also is considering whether to indict Stacie Mullin, 22, of Madison Township, Ohio, who allegedly drove the boys to and from Pergram's farm in connection to the killing. Alpacas, which are similar to llamas, are native to South America and are prized for their wool. According to a national registry, nearly 25,000 alpacas, roughly 20 percent of the nation's total, are kept in Ohio. In the wake of Masterpiece's beating death and reports of another missing alpaca in the area, Rep. Courtney Combs, R-Hamilton, says it's time to pass Ohio House Bill 55, which would toughen animal cruelty laws in the state.

"Let's get this bill going," Combs told FoxNews.com. "How can you explain the mind that works that way, that would abuse a helpless animal? There's something wrong there." Combs proposed the bill in late 2007, but it has stalled in the Ohio Legislature. He hopes the high-profile killing of Masterpiece and the second missing animal will push the bill into law. Since Masterpiece was found bloodied and beaten, Combs says he's received calls from concerned alpaca owners. "They are afraid for their animals," he said. "And they are very, very popular in Ohio. Some people call Ohio 'Little Peru' because there are [more alpacas] here than any other place outside of Peru. Isn't that amazing?"

A Web site dedicated to Masterpiece and a companion Facebook page with more than 1,500 fans has generated strong reactions to the animal's killing. Some users sent letters to local lawmakers urging passage of Combs' bill. Gary Simpson, who raises 15 alpacas on a farm near Brookville, Ohio, told the Cincinnati Enquirer that "everybody's sense of security has been shaken" since Masterpiece's killing. Combs' bill would toughen sentencing provisions of animal cruelty statutes in Ohio and require treatment for juvenile offenders.

He is also considering proposing the creation of an animal abuser registry, much like a database that tracks sex offenders. A similar effort has recently been proposed by a California lawmaker. But Robin Piper, Butler County's prosecutor, thinks the current version of Combs' bill doesn't do enough.

"House Bill 55 would allow animal cruelty, animal torture, or the malicious killing of an animal to be a misdemeanor," he said in a March 5 statement. "That's not good enough.". Piper said the bill, as currently written, only requires psychological counseling when an animal is a "companion animal" like a cat or dog. Alpacas, meanwhile, are livestock animals and as such, the corresponding animal cruelty charge carries a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail. "This requirement should be more comprehensive and put into place anytime a juvenile is involved in animal cruelty, malicious injury, or torture of an animal -- regardless of what type of animal is involved," Piper's statement continued.

Piper said the state's "antiquated" animal cruelty laws need to be revised. "It doesn't make sense that someone can steal $500 worth of scrap metal and it's a felony, yet they can maliciously beat, torture, or kill and an animal worth thousands of dollars, and it's only a misdemeanor," he said. "I'm not trying to go on a crusade, but the law needs to be much stronger than it is."

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The next article published by “Nature News”, show us that nature does not distinguish between animals and humans, an approach to the tough times the locals and their flock (camelids) went through.

El siguiente artículo publicado por “NatureWorld News”, nos demuestra que la madre naturaleza no distingue entre hombre y animales, un acercamiento a los difíciles momentos que tuvieron que pasar tanto los pastores como su rebaño(alpacas)

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Snow Blanketing South America Kills 250,000 Alpacas, at Least 5 People Dead

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Approximately 250,000 alpacas have died as a result of the worst snowfall Peru has seen in a decade, and the unexpectedly intense blast of winter weather has claimed livestock and human life in other parts of South America as well.

A cold weather front from the Antarctic began to spread across South America earlier this week, with some regions devastated by the snowfall, and others reveling in it. Heavy snow fell upon a large swath of South America, from Peru and Bolivia in the northwest to Paraguay and Brazil in the southeast.

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Tasso declared state of emergency in the nation's southern Puno region, where the snow has isolated thousands of families who make their living by breeding alpacas.

One unnamed Peruvian woman told reuters that villagers have been trying to reach their herds for three days without success.

At least five people have died as a result of the cold weather across the southern hemisphere continent, where it is still winter. In Bolivia heavy snowfall claimed three lives and in neighboring Paraguay two people reportedly died of hypothermia due to the cold font, which has killed 4,000 cattle and affected 30 percent of the nation's wheat crop, according to a report by the AFP.

Ruined wheat crops will drive up the price of what remains, Paraguay's agriculture minister Jorge Gattini said.

The icy blanket of snow covering Peru and Bolivia prevented alpacas and other livestock from being able to graze on the land, resulting in their starvation and subsequent death, according to a Reuters report.

In Bolivia's capital, La Paz, temperatures were 8 or 9 degrees Celsius below average, Al Jazeera reported, adding that the Atacama Desert in Chile, often regarded as one of the driest places on Earth, saw the heaviest snowfall the region has seen in 30 years.

In Brazil the snow was seen as a treat, as told by a Reuters report, which featured Brazilians happily playing in the winter snow.

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This blog has been created to make known alpacas, vicunas and llamas lifestyle in the Peruvian highlands, we will know the issues that this species face every day.Also, we will learn more about the customs and difficulties of the native communities who take care of these animals.

We selected an article of “thebigwobble”, we believe this can show the content we mentioned before.

Este blog se ha creado para dar a conocer como es la vida de las alpacas, vicuñas y llamas, animales de la sierra peruana, conoceremos un poco más de su forma de vida,  pero desde el punto de vista de la problemática a la que estas especies está sometida, además como segundo plano, conoceremos las costumbres y sobre todo las preocupaciones que tienen los pastores encargados de su cuidado

Hemos seleccionado un artículo de “thebigwobble” , creemos va a ilustrar muy bien los puntos antes mencionados

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Nearly 200,000 dead Alpacas, agriculture collapsed and old and young in danger from extreme cold Peru

Concern for low temperatures in Puno. (Photo: Reference / Pachamamaradio)

In the Puno region of Peru a state of emergency has been declared after the region was affected by snow, extreme cold, ice and strong winds

The assistant manager of the National and Civil Defence reported GRP areas have been affected by the deadly weather, stating that agriculture has collapsed and more than 171.850 dead alpacas have been killed by snow and ice that caused hypothermia, starvation, diarrhoea, pneumonia, altitude sickness, among others.

In the health sector, children were presented with anaemia, the same way older adults with low defences who need the care immediately.
The  regional governor said that this year's snowfall was more intense and extreme compared to previous years.

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