Another special episode (as we suggested last week), this time focussing on Geronimo the Alpaca. Not an 'inside story' as such (though Dominic was of course heavily involved), instead we’re going to approach the subject in a slightly more tangential way – asking why did the media get so interested in what could have been just yet another bovine TB story, and what can we learn from that about promoting other campaigns;  looking at how Geronimo and Helen Macdonald have done so much to re-awaken the debate about bovine TB and the badger cull; and of course we talk about the self-inflicted mess that Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has found itself in – referencing a well-attended protest that took place outside Defra's London offices last week.

• BBC News  Geronimo the alpaca: Who is he and why did he hit the headlines?
• Off the Leash Podcasts   Geronimo Defra Protest (27:07)
• Spectator TV Is an animal's life worth as much as a human's? (YouTube)
• BBC News Badger Cull New control areas despite cull phase-out
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