Alpacas make useful Trojan Horses for planning applications

From Farm Ideas: http://www.farmideas.co.uk/newsdetailed.php?id=76

The South American alpaca is an sheep like animal with a prized fleece, which makes each animal both expensive and exotic, and so needing close management. It makes the alpaca a useful Trojan Horse for farmers wanting to gain planning permission for a temporary agricultural dwelling such as a log cabin which is close to where they are grazing. This is the technique which has been used by Marc Willis who is the agent for Golden Valley Paddocks, who told the Times journo Simon de Bruxelles that he has used the technique to get permission for more than 35 farmhouses. Alpacas are ideal because they look cute, are rare and exotic, and planners know nothing about them. Try the same with dairy cows or a flock of sheep and the results are likely to be negative.