What is Geronimo (alpaca)?
'''Geronimo''' (6 February 2013 &ndash; 31 August 2021) was a [[Stud (animal)|stud]] [[alpaca]]. He lived at Shepherds Close Farm in [[Wickwar]], [[Gloucestershire]], England. After Geronimo tested positive for [[bovine tuberculosis]] (bTB), a controversy came about the fate and the British government's policy of euthanising any animal that tested positive for bTB. After a number of court battles, Geronimo was euthanised.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-58255378|title=Geronimo the alpaca killed as legal row ends|work=[[BBC News]]|date=31 August 2021|access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:2013 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths by euthanasia]] [[Category:Individual animals]]