The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has ordered Geronimo the alpaca be put down after he twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosisBoris Johnson refuses to save Geronimo the alpaca who tested positive for bovine TBBoris Johnson has refused to save Geronimo the alpaca who has tested positive for TB - despite his owner saying her beloved pet has been given an unnecessary death sentence. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has ordered Geronimo the alpaca be put down after he twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosis. "But, sadly, Geronimo has tested positive twice for TB using highly specific, reliable and validated tests." The High Court has ordered Geronimo to be destroyed due to bovine TB, although Helen claims the positive tests were faulty. She added that alpacas with TB usually only last a few months, however it has been more than four years since Geronimo tested positive.

Source: Daily Mirror August 06, 2021 22:15 UTC