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Weather Submitted photos Eagle Eye Alpaca and Llama Haven make frequent appearances in St. Charles County with its traveling petting zoo. Most recently, children in the Weldon Springs area got to see an array of creatures.
Eagle Eye Alpaca and Llama Haven traveling petting zoo brings a menagerie of animals to educate, entertain and comfort people of all ages By Brett Auten Denise Hollinshed went from reporting on and writing about the gritty crime on the streets of St. Louis to toting around, among other species, llamas, alpacas, and a tortoise who will, according her, “out live us all.” Hollinshed owns and operates Eagle Eye Alpaca and Llama Haven, a traveling petting zoo that though based out of Spanish Lake, she and her husband Pierre Guerin spend so much time in St. Charles County with their cavalcade of animals, this side of
the Missouri River feels like a second home. Hollinshed has a unique lineup of llamas, alpacas, dwarf Nigerian goats, Angora and mini Rex rabbits and more. She brings them to children and adult day care centers, elementary schools, birthday parties, neighborhood fairs. The primary reasons for introducing alpacas and llamas to children and adults is to educate, entertain and comfort them. And don’t forget weddings. Most may scratch their head at the notion. but during the COVID-19 pandemic, weddings were a godsend.
“Weddings came out of the clear blue sky and we do a lot of them,” Hollinshed said. “It saved the business. The llamas look beautiful up there. (The llamas) have also helped escort out the bridal party.” According to Hollinshed, alpacas and llamas provide a sense of peace to those who are distressed or challenged with life’s troubles. She also enters the llamas and alpacas in Westminster-like competitions. “They can help us emotionally, psychologically, and socially,” she said. See ‘LLAMA’ page 2
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