Watch: Irish farmer brings alpaca therapy to nursing homes and schools

A decade after ditching his office job for farming, Joe Phelan also known as "Alpaca Joe", has found a new job for his herd of 71 woolly South American camelids: animal therapy for the elderly and people with additional needs. Watch as members of Oakfield Nursing Home interact with two of his more sociable male alpacas. 

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