ILR # 57097
gelding b. 3-79
Oak Hill Clyde x Buella of Chehalem Valley
Billllama was our first llama rescue and
rehabilitation case, and feels safest with Gwen. He is 45.5"
at the withers and is currently holding his weight at around
310 pounds.
Bill's abuse included being forced to work
hauling tree seedlings daily during the winter months with a
very painful, ill-fitting pack saddle, and he was beaten and
kicked for his frequent protests against his pain. After work,
his pasturemates raped him and kept him from food and shelter.
Today Bill has learned to trust us. Until
1997, when a pasture injury to one front pastern (and subsequent
stress on the other) forced his retirement, he was the top choice
for a responsible "caboose" in any packing string.
He was able to conquer his fear, with our support, and to return
to working in a string with Ranger
Dusty on volunteer Forest Service work crews, an environment
similar in many ways to the one in which he was abused.
Bill likes watching pasture conflicts,
making unauthorized explorations for delicacies, and otherwise
being left to his own devices.
Billllama