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The Llama Sanctuary The largest Llama & Alpaca rescue in Canada: Educational Tours/handfeeding/handmade crafts/group tours, Family groups/events
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The Llama Sanctuary is a not for profit dedicated to caring for homeless, sick and neglected llamas and alpacas. You can view our free online fibre arts tuition videos on YouTube. Sanctuary S0074334

LET US BE HAPPY - for Cocopuff has a new home! On Saturday, beautiful Chhachu Llama Cocopuff travelled to Happy Hooves ...
10/21/2026

LET US BE HAPPY - for Cocopuff has a new home! On Saturday, beautiful Chhachu Llama Cocopuff travelled to Happy Hooves Sanctuary in Kelowna to become a companion for Elliot, another Happy Hooves llama. Elliot has been feeling a little lonely since Westley came to The Llama Sanctuary a few weeks ago with some 'undesirable' behaviour. Westley didn't know how to behave around the Twolegs people, so has come to spend time with a tribe of rambunctious boys! Cocopuff received a good send off from his friends in The Arena Tribe and we believe he will make a gentle companion for Elliot.

What a gorgeous October. We had a delightful visit from a photography club this week, who I think spent more time cuddling and feeding the llamas than taking pictures. It just means they'll have to come again.

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THIS IS WORTH A READ - Some of my favourite moments EVER at The Llama Sanctuary have occurred this year. Even over the ...
10/17/2026

THIS IS WORTH A READ - Some of my favourite moments EVER at The Llama Sanctuary have occurred this year. Even over the last couple of weeks we have enjoyed some absolutely delightful groups from Care Homes, Respite Care Providers and Special Needs Organizations who have come to bask in llama love and tranquility.

If you require a little more time to move around, if your needs are a little special or if mobility isn't what it used to be, October is great time to visit the llamas. Harry is so free with kisses, we might have to rename him Casanova. PeeGee knows all the right places to nuzzle, MoonShadow has perfected the sorrowful smile that will melt every heart within a 300 mile radius, Moji demonstrates that her own severe disability won't get in the way of a good old-fashioned cuddle and Eddie is continuing his remarkable recovery from a meningeal infection that the vet considered 'the end'. And he still welcomes visitors and loves his extra carrot snacks. Oh! and after 2 1/2 years of hovering around visitors, Eadie finally plucked up the courage to take treats from the hand. That is a joyful moment indeed!

And The Llama Sanctuary has a special announcement of its own. We have just learned that The Llama Sanctuary's lease on this property is not going to be renewed and we'll need to find a new home. ....again. That is definitely NOT one of my favourite moments ever.! We'll make a bigger announcement soon, but right now we're still processing the news and brainstorming a plan of action. Stand by for more news!

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Let Care & Compassion be our Legacy

HAPPY THANKSGIVING from The Llama Sanctuary!It was another beautiful British Columbian day yesterday and the llamas were...
10/12/2026

HAPPY THANKSGIVING from The Llama Sanctuary!

It was another beautiful British Columbian day yesterday and the llamas were busy being thankful for another bumper crop of carrots and apples. Visitors galore descended on The Llama Sanctuary and that filled our hearts with gratitude, for every visitor makes a difference to hay on the table for every woolly resident. We have so much to be grateful for: hay-makers, bean-rakers, carrot-merchants, fuel suppliers, couriers and warm blankets. Lynne and I are blessed to have been provided with this opportunity to live with and learn from llamas and every smiling face and compassionate heaert that comes through the gates.

Thank you everybody! Thank you!

We're still open! https://llamasanctuary.com

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You have to love their unique and often cheeky personalities! Well you don't HAVE to, but if you didn't, it's unlikely ...
10/06/2026

You have to love their unique and often cheeky personalities! Well you don't HAVE to, but if you didn't, it's unlikely that you would be reading this. It's possibly the most frequent statement we hear from visitors who have never met or personally interacted with llamas before. Every species of animal might receive a similar acclaim from the people who spend considerable time with them and who care for them. It shouldn't really be a surprise, since every tree, every cloud and every single snowflake is unique. That is the remit for the Universal Creator. As a species, we have become so wrapped up in ourselves trying to be like someone else that we've forgotten that we're meant to be different.

Where am I going with this? The Llama Sanctuary is open EVERY day and October is a beautiful time to surround yourself with cuddly camelids and celebrate their unique personalities.

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HELP! -= Gemmy and Harry know how to share.We’d love a little help from our Facebook friends to do the same!When you see...
10/02/2026

HELP! -= Gemmy and Harry know how to share.

We’d love a little help from our Facebook friends to do the same!

When you see one of our posts, please hit Share. It takes just a second, costs nothing, and helps introduce The Llama Sanctuary — and the animals who call it home — to people we could never reach on our own.

If you care, please share whenever we post.🦙❤️

Gemmy & Harry thank you!

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LOOKOUT LLAMA and her sidekick alpaca. PeeGee and Harry stand atop Twizzle's Hill and scan the horizon for carrots and ...
10/01/2026

LOOKOUT LLAMA and her sidekick alpaca. PeeGee and Harry stand atop Twizzle's Hill and scan the horizon for carrots and cuddles. It's the first of October and the pickings are often slim at this time of year. But this is the time of year when the curtains twitch as local residents peer out into the world and make sure the children are back in school and ascertain that enough of the tourists have returned home to clear the roads sufficiently for a trip to The Llama Sanctuary. The roads are clear folks and The Sanctuary is open! And the llamas are always here with their bouffants and begging bowls ready to provide some Autumn cheer to all who might come by.

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TALLEST LLAMA WINS - millions of years ago, a kind of llama roamed the land mass known now as North America, that was as...
09/25/2026

TALLEST LLAMA WINS - millions of years ago, a kind of llama roamed the land mass known now as North America, that was as tall as a giraffe. Ever since that time, llamas have wanted to be taller. They will wave their noses in the air to be the tallest; they will stand on grassy knolls and even ant hills in order to appear taller than their colleagues and they can even walk around on their hind legs for a long time ...just to appear taller than anyone else. The tallest llama wins the contest, whether it's for food, attention or especially girls!

Tall is good, even if you're actually smaller than your average llama, like Gabriel, who is doing his very best to attract the attention of new girl on the block - PeeGee. Or maybe he was just after a carrot?

We have fallen a long way short of our winter feed fundraising target for this winter. We still haven't bought all of our hay yet. If you could chip in $5, $20 or even $50 it would help. I mean REALLY help. I'm not very good at banging the gong and asking for money, so I keep telling myself 'it's just energy in a different form'. https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donation-form/fill-the-hayloft--2026

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I posted a story in July about Thoreau arriving for his breakfast with a punctured eye. The vet wanted to remove the ey...
09/20/2026

I posted a story in July about Thoreau arriving for his breakfast with a punctured eye. The vet wanted to remove the eye, but we chose the less dramatic option, to give eyedrops 4 times a day. Thoreau understood and accepted the routine and made a complete recovery. A couple of weeks after being given the all-clear, he punctured the other eye! WHAT? Same eyedrops, same routine. This time he also scratched the lens, so no doubt his vision will be strange, but he can see. And the cause of the damage? A giant thistle! ... which has been removed.

Thoreau still waits at the gate everyday for his breakfast and dinner. He arrived at The Sanctuary more than 6 years ago without any molars and he cannot eat hay. He loves his beetpulp and grain mash and a scoop of finely ground hay cubes. Arthritis in the neck also makes stooping difficult, so we hang his buckets from the fence.

He trusts me enough to put drops in his eyes, but he still doesn't like visitors or carrots!

The rest of them do and this weather is perfect for some fun with the llamas with our Guided Tours
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Let Care & Compassion be our Legacy

SUSPICION - Pema always manages to have a suspicious look in his eye! But that really sums up his character. He is rea...
09/15/2026

SUSPICION - Pema always manages to have a suspicious look in his eye! But that really sums up his character. He is ready to release a massive reaction in an instant. Pema absolutely freaks out if he's cornered or feels trapped. He missed out on shearing again this year when adrenaline over-ruled sedation and he almost destroyed the catch-pen and punched a hole in the wall of the hair salon! It's not all cuddles and carrots at The Llama Sanctuary. Pema is not a llama to mess around with. Sometimes, we have to deal with really wild or terrified animals and they can do some serious damage or injury if not handled correctly!

However, if you come along with a bucket of carrots, he'll be at the front of the queue with a sweet smile for visitors!

It's still a good time or guided tours! https://llamasanctuary.com

Let Care & Compassion be our Legacy

Address

9-1315 Tappen Valley Road
Tappen, BC
V0E2X3

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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+12509483675

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