24 Aug 2021

Woman fights to save her alpaca's life

From Morning Report, 7:55 am on 24 August 2021

Geronimo, a male alpaca raised on a farm in Taumarunui, is at the centre of a high-profile legal stoush in the UK.

Geronimo was sold four years ago to English veterinary nurse Helen Macdonald. He subsequently tested positive to Bovine tuberculosis in a contentious process - prompting Government demands that the animal be euthanised.

Macdonald argues the regime is flawed and has cumulated a massive groundswell of support during a lengthy court process.

She spoke to Susie Ferguson.