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Ever feeling blue and think, “God, I wish I could hug a llama right about now”? Well you can! Therapy llamas and alpacas are being used all across the country to buoy the spirits of the elderly and ill, bringing their fuzzy adorableness right to your door for some therapeutic TLC (that\u2019d be Tender Llama Care).<\/span><\/p>\n

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