In 2007 there were approximately 16 Alpaca Owners and Breeders in the State of Alabama according to the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA). Alpaca farms and Alpaca ranches in Alabama are represented by the Alpaca Owners and Breeders of Alabama Association and the Deep South Alpaca Connection which reprepresents Alpaca Farms and Alpaca Ranches in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Alpaca Farms and Alpaca Ranches in Alabama are also represented by the Southeastern Alpaca Association (SeAA) which represents Alpaca Ranchers in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina and Tennessee and sponsors the annual Southern Select Alpaca Show.