The desperate owner of an alpaca living on "death row" is making a last-ditch effort to save the animal's life.
Geronimo's owner, Helen Macdonald, lfrom Wickwar, lost a High Court battle which ruled the alpaca would need to be killed after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in 2017.
Ms MacDonald, 47, claims Geronimo shows no clinical signs of bTB and is healthier than ever.
Euthanisation plans were temporarily put on hold while the veterinary nurse launched an appeal but her .
Six-year-old Geronimo, who is said to be worth £30,000, was brought to the UK from New Zealand in August 2017 and has been kept in isolation ever since.
Ms MacDonald has now written to Theresa Villiers, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in a final attempt to save her animal.
She said: "I have written to Theresa Villiers asking her to review Geronimo's case and to consent to a meeting with me as a matter of urgency.
"We hope that, unlike her predecessor, Ms Villiers will accept that there is no scientific foundation for suspecting bTB in our perfectly healthy boy, whose excellent health an expert camelid vet confirmed following a full non-invasive clinical examination of Geronimo just last month.
"We will continue to seek the further testing of Geronimo and fair treatment from this Conservative government."
A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs told ITV: "We are very sympathetic to Ms Macdonald's situation - just as we are with everyone with animals affected by this terrible disease.
"Bovine TB causes devastation and distress for farmers and rural communities and that is why we need to do everything we can to reduce risk of the disease spreading."
Ms MacDonald - an alpaca owner for 16 years - has fought a fierce year-long battle with Defra over the positive blood results in a bid to save Geronimo.
She managed to crowdfund £10,000 in legal fees to have her case heard in the High Court.
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