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Southwest Llama Rescue, Inc.

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated." ~ Gandhi

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S W L R
1472 St. Francis Dr.
Santa Fe, NM 87505

swlr@wildblue.net
(505) 690.2611

Special Sponsorship Llamas

Though these special llamas are not adoptable, they do need your help and support. Please consider sponsoring whichever llamas tug at your heart strings.
		Aponi		Picture coming soon
Amira	Rachel	Aponi	Gandolf	SkyeBill	Dentado
	Pictures coming soon Matiz& Nicholas		Pictures coming soon Tatty Q & Snowflake		Picture coming soon
		Robert E. Lee		Jorge	Bandit

Some of their stories...

AMIRA is one of SWLR’s llama stars, a smart little girl with a perky personality that makes her absolutely irresistible. Amira has ‘llama dwarfism,’ so she was born very, very small – and she was grabbed and tossed by a dog soon after her birth. As a result, she’s partially blind, but you’d never know it from the way she follows the carrot bucket around the pasture! Amira’s level of comfort around human beings is unusual for llamas, who tend to be shy of people and somewhat stand-offish. Amira, in contrast to many of her herdmates, enthusiastically greets visitors at the gate and likes nothing better than a long hug and a good head scratch. She will remain permanently at the SWLR shelter, where volunteers and visitors alike enjoy indulging her demands for affection. [Return to top]

RACHEL is a very sweet girl who has apparently appointed herself Amira's special friend. Therefore, she will remain at the Silver City sanctuary to be a life-longcompanion to little Amira. [Return to top]

DENTADO is one of our favorite males. After coming to us from a herd where three of his companions starved to deatnh, Dentado has made a lot of new friends at the Silver City sanctuary. He gets plenty of hay and nibbles, and we throw in an enthusiastic butt scratch, too – it’s funny to watch him stretch his neck out and pull back his lips in ecstasy! Dentado’s underbite is striking – hence his name – but not unusual for an older llama. In the wild, llamas’ teeth are worn down by foraging; but in domestic care, they don’t have to forage as much and can develop some pretty substantial underbites as they age. As long as they can chew their food, the problem is only cosmetic. We think it gives Dentado a disarming smile that matches his sweet personality. [Return to top]

JORGE arrived at our Silver City sanctuary in December of 2006, but that wasn't his first time visiting the sanctuary. Jorge was a 'surprise' for his former owners, who had purchased a small orchard... only to discover that it came with a llama and a small herd of sheep! The owners decided to keep Jorge for mowing the orchard grass. SWLR volunteers were enlisted to take Jorge to our Silver City facility for toenail trimmings and health checks. A year or so later, the family permanently surrendered him to SWLR care. We were thrilled: a livestock auction down the road was probably an easier option, but the owners kindly let us assume responsibility for Jorge. He's now happily eating lots of hay and making friends with the other Silver City residents. [Return to top]

ROBERT E. LEE is one of the newest residents of the Silver City sanctuary. Having heard that a llama would be arriving at a meat packing place for slaughter, our own Baxter immediately contacted the packing place's owner. He didn't want to have to kill the llama, so he turned it over to SWLR. Robert E. Lee had a bad eye, but was in pretty good shape for a boy so close to having met an untimely demise. He is a real sweetie, stands on command for haltering, and has surprised us with some very nice fiber beneath the mats and burrs. Baxter named him Robert E. Lee in a nod to the owner of the packing place, Lee; but mostly because that name just fit this wonderful, elder gentleman who looks so commanding, is a real survivor, and has such a powerful presence. [Return to top]