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Our mission is to promote alpacas as an economically viable and environmentally sustainable livestock to own in the USA.

Participation is by Application (with a one-time application fee) and/or via “sponsorship” by an existing participant. Simply purchase products and/or services from a participant named on this site, inquire about membership, and/or obtain their recommendation and sponsorship. Some participating farms even pay for the Application fee, so ask them about that! An A/USA Family member will then contact you for an interview, and will provide answers to any questions you may have. Next, the simple, getting-to-know-you Application Form will be sent to you. Once you've submitted the Application Form and are approved to receive the Limited Use License for the Premier movie, this document will be sent to you to be signed. Finally, new Licensees send in their one time Admin/Set-up/Enrollment fee to be added to all databases, set up online as a Licensee of A/USA, and sent all start-up materials; new Licensees then submit their licensing fee. This fee can be paid in installments for an additional financing charge, if you prefer, so please inquire if this would work best for you!

Becoming a member of this “Close-Knit Family” of alpaca businesses, farms and breeders enables you to promote your alpaca business on our web site. Note that we do not have a bunch of blaring "outside" businesses advertising on the site and taking focus away from our site members' farms and animals, products and services...Isn't that great?! You will be able to post events, upload pictures and other information, be featured on at least four places on the overall website (for no additional charges), sell anything you have to offer in your very own online store with PayPal capabilities, have an elegant home page with a link to any other site you may have, AND you'll have your own URL you can print on your business cards and other materials.

Participation provides you with use of the Premier impact movie under the terms of the Limited Use License Agreement. You will have the right to make copies of the impact movie (using an approved label which should include our A/USA logo somewhere on it, even if small), freely distribute them to potential customers, and put the movie right into your email signatures and directly onto your own web site. You’ll also have the right to show the movie in your farm store, show booth and farm displays, in your barn during farm tours, and at any festivals and street fairs you may attend. Only about 1 percent of the available U.S. alpaca market has access to this site and the impact movies, so you will have unique, high-quality and extremely affordable marketing materials to help your business stand out "among the masses."

As a member of the Alpacas in the USA! Family you may enjoy “Family Favors,” as they may be offered by various A/USA participating farms and breeders (i.e. offer for participation in Close-Knit Alpacas’ new “One Stop Close-Knit Shop!" program, or discounts off products like The Alpaca Rosa's "Tooth-A-Matic"), exclusive only to fellow Licensees, referrals from other family members, extra support and resources, and access to other unique marketing tools and opportunities offered “ala carte,” including the opportunity to purchase other Licenses for other impact movies with varying topics of focus; these will remain exclusive to this united group and their customers.

Alpacas in the USA! on occasion offers special in-house graphic design services (CD customization of the Impact Movies(s) with your farm info, print ads, brochures, logos, brochures, etc.); in-house audio arts services (verbal announcements, radio air-ready commercials, etc.); a spiffy web presence; and a host of ever-changing marketing tools (banners for shows and farm visits, fleece pouches, posters, and in the not too distant future CD/electronic and other book publications).

Family members are further authorized and encouraged to utilize the Alpacas in the USA! logo and slogan to add prestige to their businesses and to augment their existing marketing programs, while helping to share the important messages of Alpacas in the USA! with people everywhere interested in learning more about the wonderful realities associated with having alpacas in this country. We have web banners available for usage on your website, emails and other applications.

The Initial Join-Up costs for new members in 2009 includes application, admin/set-up fees and the Licensing fee, renewable annually. ONLY A/USA Licensees have use of the impact movie, and the first year's web site subscription is included at no additional charge. After payment in full is made, and the Licensing Agreement signed, you will receive the Master Files on a CD. Web site subscription fees for 2009 are just $250 per year, allowing Licensees to put up an unlimited number of listings and images for that price (no additional fees for more entries!), plus other features unique to our site.

Contact our founder, Wren Owens, or any participating Licensee named on the Alpacas in the USA! web site for more details, and to start your way on into the hearts of our Family!