Geronimo the alpaca’s distraught owner has accused government officials of hiding from her how he was killed and how they “tortured” him on his final journey, calling for them to resign.
Helen Macdonald said giving her the truth about how her animal died was the very least officials should do after four years of “mentally abusing” her, during her prolonged legal battle to save him from being put down.
She said the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) was still ignoring her, leaving her not even knowing how Geronimo died, after government vets “bungled” his transportation.
Ms Macdonald, herself a veterinary nurse, said she felt let down by her own profession over “the worst case of cruelty” she had ever seen in her entire career.
In scenes that horrified animal lovers worldwide, police officers and vets went onto the farm without notice on Tuesday, capturing the frightened animal and forcing him into the back of a trailer as he made loud distress calls.
Experts said Geronimo was gasping for air because the government vets failed to use a…
