The court will decide whether the execution of the alpaca under the destruction order can be suspended in order to provide further evidence.
The owner of Geronimo has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis twice. High court exist London To prevent her beloved pet from being put down.
Helen Macdonald, where imported alpacas new Zealand Believing that the test returned a false positive, he was denied permission to perform the third test.
Earlier this month, she lost her final appeal to save Geronimo and signed an arrest warrant to destroy him.
Ms. Macdonald owns a farm in Wickwar, South Gloucestershire. She has received strong public support. More than 130,000 people have signed a petition calling on Boris Johnson to stop the killing.
The hearing to stop the execution of the destruction order in front of the lady justice Stacey adjourned the court on Tuesday to allow time for Ms. MacDonald to provide more information to the court.
Ms. MacDonald’s lawyer stated that Geronimo first tested positive for bovine tuberculosis in September 2017 and has been in isolation since then.
Catrin McGahey QC told the court that after Ms. Macdonald’s case attracted public attention, it was found that other animals that had undergone the same testing system as Geronimo showed no signs of the disease after being euthanized.
The barrister said that the propaganda led the Daily Mail to find the owners of the other nine camels, who were subjected to the same test and showed no signs of bovine tuberculosis after the slaughter.
She told the court: “This information should definitely be before the two (former) judges.
“We don’t know if there are more than nine camelids… What we do know is that Defra has this information.”
Defra and Ned Westaway of the Animal and Plant Health Bureau stated that Ms. Macdonald has no right to appeal the final decision of the High Court and that the latest court bid is based on “speculations” in newspaper articles.
Mr. Westway added: “Frankly, the proposal on major secrecy is unfounded.”
The judge stated that she wants Ms. Macdonald’s lawyers to decide what evidence they want Defra to provide and an estimate of how long it may take before she makes a decision on whether to grant an injunction.
Mr. Westaway stated that Defra will not execute an arrest warrant until this issue is resolved.
Judge Stacey will make a decision after another hearing at 3:30 pm on Wednesday.
If the judge refuses the application, Defra will be able to kill Geronimo because Ms. Macdonald has no further appeal rights.
Ms. MacDonald’s lawyer has written to the Secretary of the Environment George Eustis The suggestion can save Geronimo’s life, and he can be studied for research.
Like alpacas, badgers are also victims of the fight against bovine tuberculosis. Since 2013, badgers have used mass culling to prevent the spread, which has aroused strong public opposition.
