Irish farmer Joe Phelan ushered two alpacas down the corridor of a local nursing home as residents waited their turn to pet them.

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Farmer Joe Phelan from County Wicklow, brought two alpacas to Oakfield Nursing Home in Courtown. According to the Irish ...

Flanked by a gaggle of smartphone-wielding onlookers, Wicklow farmer Joe Phelan ushered two alpacas down the corridor of a local nursing home as beaming residents waited their turn to pet them.