The British Veterinary Camelid Society is an informal group of vets, researchers and other professionals with a particular interest in camelids - primarily alpacas and llamas, but also guanacos, vicunae and the old world camels: bactrians and dromedaries.

The society meets once a year for a weekend workshop, and encourages the exchange of information at all times to ensure the highest standards of clinical care for all camelids in the UK.

Click here to find out more about the history of the BVCS, and to download a membership form

Click here for an outline of the programme at this year's conference

Member Andrew Starnes has contributed this video of an otherwise healthy alpaca hiccuping