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Owner Helen Macdonald thinks Alpaca Geronimo is healthy
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Alpaca Geronimo must die.
A London court finally decided on Wednesday.
But the owner of the doomed alpaca does not want to accept the death sentence.
"I was told yesterday to kill him myself," said breeder Helen Macdonald in an interview with ITV. However, the animal lover wants to continue fighting for the life of the alpaca, which tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, as she had previously emphasized.
Macdonald thinks the tests are unreliable and the alpaca is healthy.
The court had pronounced a final death sentence for Geronimo on Wednesday.
The responsible judge at the London High Court refused to issue an injunction that would have spared the animal again.
The British Ministry of the Environment had the animal killed to prevent further disease.
The fate of the alpaca, which tested positive twice for contagious bovine tuberculosis, had recently made headlines beyond the UK.
In the meantime, Macdonald has set up a webcam that interested parties can use to watch Geronimo around the clock.
According to their own statements, the supporters wanted to oppose the killing squad for the alpaca - if necessary with roadblocks and barricades.
"Alpaca Lives Matter"
On Thursday, activists again gathered at Macdonald's farm in the western English village of Wickwar to protest against the execution of the sentence.
“Alpaca Lives Matter” (in German: “The life of alpacas counts”) read on one of their signs.
When and how the killing of Geronimo was to take place initially remained open.
The Ministry of the Environment informed the breeder on Wednesday that they wanted to give her time to prepare.
On Thursday, the webcam could still be used to see Geronimo standing on the meadow.
Alpacas originally come from the South American Andes.
But now the small camels are bred in Europe.
In Germany, too, alpaca hikes and vacations on alpaca farms are no longer uncommon.
kim / dpa