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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
As told to Emine Saner

The pet I’ll never forget: Mrs Hinch on her alpacas, ‘who fill my garden with happiness’

(From left) Rodney, Roy and Raymond, the alpacas that belong to Sophie Hinchliffe, AKA Mrs Hinch
‘They’re so fluffy!’ (From left) Rodney, Roy and Raymond. Photograph: Supplied image

I loved alpacas when I was a child, but never did I think I would own three. I love their little faces and the fact that they are big, but so gentle. They are very shy and not very confident.

We moved house last year and our new home has a bit of land. I had always wanted to have more animals; I read up on everything about alpacas for so long that it came to the point where I was like: “Right, I’m going to go for it. We could give them a wonderful home.” And we have.

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