Geronimo culled on 31st August
In the UK, the row over Geronimo the Alpaca is continuing, 8 days after he was taken from a farm in South Gloucestershire, and culled.
The British Government's chief vet says the initial findings of a post-mortem revealed lesions of Bovine TB in the animal.
Scientists - who've studied the results on behalf of Geronimo's owner - say he showed no signs of the disease.
His owner, Helen Macdonald, claims the test for the disease were flawed.
BREAKING: The Chief Veterinary Officer says an initial post-mortem examination of Geronimo the alpaca has found a "number of TB-like lesions".https://t.co/Gk97JUvZT5 pic.twitter.com/KtiPz0L9vK
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 8, 2021
On 31st August, he was taken from a Gloucestershire farm by government vets.
Police provided an escort for the team in overalls, masks and goggles as Geronimo was loaded onto a trailer.
More than 140,000 people had signed a petition to save Geronimo.
The British Prime Minister's father, Stanley Johnson, joined the campaign to save the alpaca.
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