Llamas and alpacas endure a tough week with humans

The story of Scooter the llama, an escapee from a yard in Tallahassee, Florida this weekend, might prompt one susceptible to alliteration to say it's a laboured life for a llama.

But that person would be neglecting the plight of Scooter's smaller species cousin, the alpaca, who also had a tough week in the world of humans. A pickup truck injured four of the furry creatures in Charlotte County, Florida, according to ABC News.

So it's a hard life for a South American, four-legged animal — at least in Florida.

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First, Scooter the llama staged his escape on Friday night, according to the Associated Press, and he fought viciously for his freedom. He began to spit in the officers' faces, according to New York Daily News.

Police told WCTV they eventually tasered the 300-pound, 6-foot-tall llama.

On Monday, a truck pulling a trailer full of alpacas crashed into a guard rail during a storm, according to ABC News. The television station reported that animal control found a pile of fleece when they opened the trailer, as the alpacas were all squished together.

But only one of the four alpacas was injured, and paramedics hurried to strap her to a human stretcher. She visited a veterinarian along with her alpaca pals, and it turned out she only had a swollen lip, according to the story.