Boris Johnson condemns Geronimo the alpaca to death as ‘we need to move ahead’ and NO plans to test him a final time
BORIS Johnson condemned Geronimo the alpaca to death today - as his spokesperson said there were NO plans to test him a final time.as she waits anxiously to see if Defra send in a team to put down her chocolate critter.The mite tested positive for TB when he came to Britainas Helen fights for every hour of life she can give him.
Boris Johnson's spokesperson said this lunchtime: "We need disease control measures to be applied consistently. Ministers are worried that testing him again would set a precedent and they would face fury from angry cattle owners who have had to put down their own animals over TB fears. "If he's willing to kill a healthy animal in front of the whole world without testing him properly first, then it's a sorry state of affairs.
“If Geronimo did have TB he should have been dead by now. Alpacas with TB only last a few months, but it’s been more than four years since he allegedly tested positive.
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