UK vets euthanise Geronimo the alpaca despite outcry

The controversial camelid was sentenced to death after twice testing positive for bovine TB.

British government veterinarians on Tuesday killed Geronimo, an alpaca whose sentence of death for carrying bovine tuberculosis made international headlines and pitted animal activists against the state. Veterinary staff in blue overalls, masks and goggles, backed by police officers, arrived at the farm near Wickwar, South Gloucestershire, where the animal lives, and took Geronimo from his pen. The scene was witnessed by animal activists and journalists who have camped out at the farm in Wickwar, 110 miles (175 kilometres) west of London, vowing to stop the killing.