Geronimo the alpaca killed as legal row ends

[Robbo]

An alpaca at the centre of a legal row with the government has been killed.

Geronimo twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, and the Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) ordered him to be euthanised.

Owner Helen Macdonald disputed the results and mounted several High Court challenges to save him.

Defra staff dressed in blue overalls, goggles and masks, accompanied by police, arrived at her farm earlier and led Geronimo away to be destroyed.

A spokesman confirmed the destruction warrant had been carried out after Geronimo was taken away from his pen and loaded into a trailer, which then left the scene under a police escort, with a number of protesters watching on.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-58255378

Thoughts on this?

Is it true the tests are inaccurate?

Or is the owner just being dramatic when she knows full well this is normal procedure.

On the face of it, it seems quite harsh, was there nothing else that could be done? If the animal is living effectively in isolation on a farm, I'm not really seeing the danger it poses.

 

[Robbo]

No matter your view, or who is to blame, the way it was handled was poor. Ultimately it isn't the fault of the animal, and it would have clearly been distressed by what went on.