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Oregon vet school cares for 175 seized alpacas

By Jeff Barnard
Published February 11, 2014 12:17am ET
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Oregon vet school cares for 175 seized alpacas
This Feb. 10, 2014 photo provided by Oregon State Unversity shows one of the starving alpacas being cared for at the OSU College of Vetgerinary Medicine in Corvallis., Ore., after being seized by Polk County from an alpaca breeding ranch. The county seized about 175 emaciated alpacas from Robert and Jocelyn Silver of Falls City, Ore. (AP Photo/Oregon State University, Larry Pribyl) | Larry Pribyl

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State University’s veterinary school is taking over the care of about 175 alpacas after authorities say the animals were found starving at a breeding operation in the Willamette Valley.

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