Geronimo the alpaca’s fate appears sealed as No 10 rules out further tests

His owner has vowed to “stand in the way of any gunman who comes to destroy Geronimo” and has questioned the tests carried out on the animal.

Geronimo the alpaca at Shepherds Close Farm in Wooton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, before he is removed following orders from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) the he be put down after he tested positive twice for bovine tuberculosis (PA)

Condemned alpaca Geronimo’s fate appears to have been sealed as the Government ruled out further tests to show whether it is clear of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).

Helen Macdonald’s six-year-old animal has been ordered for destruction after twice testing positive for the disease.