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British Govt Chief Vet reveals Initial Post-Mortem Of Geronimo The Alpaca Reveal Lesions Of Bovine TB

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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.

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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