Geronimo the alpaca given 24-hour reprieve

Owner receives word that officials will not try to enforce warrant before 5pm on Friday

Geronimo, the condemned alpaca, has been granted another 24-hour reprieve, with its owner claiming the UK government hopes she will carry out its dirty work" and put her beloved animal down herself.

They don't want blood on their hands," said Helen Macdonald, a veterinary nurse. They're trying to wear me down and get me to euthanise a perfectly healthy animal. I'm not going to do that. Simple as that."