In 2007 there were approximately 31 Alpaca Owners and Breeders in the State of Oklahoma according to the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA). Oklahoma has several major Alpaca organizations representing Alpaca owners and breeders, TxOLAN , the Alpacas of Oklahoma association as well as the Midwest Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association MOPACA which represents Alpaca Farms and Alpaca Ranches in Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucy, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. TxOLAN also represents Alpaca Farms and Alpaca Ranches owners in the states of Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana. Shawnee Oklahoma is the home of the Alpaca Blastoff Alpaca Show held each January.