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When Humphrey the camel drinks root beer, he plants his fuzzy toes in the dirt, throws back his long neck, and sucks the sweet soda from a repurposed bourbon bottle. When he’s satisfied, his owner, Brenda Rizzo—an amiable 75-year-old with curled hair, dressed in a casual T-shirt and capri pants—gives Humphrey a pat on the neck, retrieves the bottle, and lovingly adjusts the bug-protection net that shields his face.
“I got him on a buy-one-get-one deal at Walmart,” says…
