Originally posted by: abaez
There was a dirty jobs episode that featured an alpaca shearer. It was a decent ep, but those alpacas live the good life. They don't get killed, just frolic and feed on grass all day on a huge beautifal ranch in Montana and then get shaved.
I do Alpaca shearing. My In laws have about 15 of them.
It is not the worst job, and its not the dirtiest job.
that is, until they spit on you...damn their spit smells like raw, grainy ass.
their coat is the softest thing you will ever feel in your life!!