The owner of slayed alpaca Geronimo fears she will never bury her pet because she said government officials have refused to hand over the animal's remains.
The eight-year-old alpaca was killed on August 31 after Defra officials in hazmat suits stormed the Gloucestershire farm after the animal tested positive twice for Bovine TB.
Owner Helen MacDonald has now revealed government officials have refused to return his remains to her.
Speaking yesterday (12), farmer Helen said: "They will never give bodies back to owners or farmers where they suspect disease.
"It was never going to be an option for Geronimo to come home.
"They incinerated the ‘carcass’ as they referred to him.
"They wanted me to arrange for him to be put to death so they could say I consented.
"They told me to tell them when he was dead so they could collect the ‘carcass’."
Following Geronimo's tragic death, Helen lodged a complaint with The British Alpaca Society after the alpaca was removed from her Gloucestershire farm using a rope around his neck instead of a head collar.
She believes that her beloved eight year old pet could have been accidentally throttled by Defra officials inside the van when he was removed from the farm.
She said: "I believe he was suffocated and strangled in the horse trailer and they have not provided video footage to the contrary."
