Geronimo the alpaca euthanised in Britain despite public outcry


  • World
  • Tuesday, 31 Aug 2021

FILE PHOTO: Protesters demonstrate against the ruling that Geronimo, an Alpaca believed to be carrying TB, has to be euthanised, in London, Britain, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) -An eight-year-old alpaca named Geronimo, who was at the centre of a legal row with the British government and whose plight triggered a nationwide campaign to keep him alive, has been killed after twice testing positive for bovine tuberculosis.

Video footage showed veterinary staff in blue overalls, masks, and goggles, backed by police officers, arrive at a farm in western England where the animal lived, and lead him away.

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