Geronimo the alpaca’s future to be decided at hearing, says vet

Defra agrees to hearing with owner of UK alpaca, which has twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosis

An alpaca that faces being destroyed after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis has been given a temporary reprieve, the animal's vet has said.

The government had twice turned down requests to save Geronimo, but Dr Iain McGill said the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) had now agreed to a hearing with owner Helen Macdonald.