Clarkson’s Farm finally explains why much-loved animal was put down as viewer says they ‘left her to die’

The team behind Clarkson’s Farm have clapped back at criticisms over the death of a much-loved animal after one viewer said they ‘left her to die’.

And in doing so, the Diddly Squat Farm team revealed exactly what was wrong with the poor animal as their health deteriorated on the show.

Season three of the hit Amazon Prime Video show was released on to the streaming platform in May, immediately sky-rocketing to the top of its most-watched charts.

And with millions already having it under their belt, many more continue to watch it with it only tipped to the top spot six weeks after release by the brand new season of The Boys.

Filming for the fourth season is now under way but problems are being encountered along the way that do not spell good news for Jezza, Kaleb Cooper and friends.

The third outing of the show was full of ups and downs, with one of the largest downs being the death of more than a dozen newborn piglets.

With Clarkson venturing in to pig rearing as a way to diversify the farm’s income (think bacon and ham) he underwent a breeding programme with some of the established female pigs already calling Diddly Squat their home.

But the first half of the season ended in devastating fashion, with the death of the tiny piglets.

And the sadness didn’t stop there, with Jeremy’s beloved pet pig Baroness also having to be euthanised after struggling to get pregnant, rearing underweight piglets, and seeing her own weight dramatically drop in quick time.

After calling in vet Jenny Ryan, Clarkson was told things were not going to get better for poor Baroness. The decision was then taken to give her a final goodbye.

Clearly emotional and on the verge of tears, Clarkson says: “Bye Baroness… oh, God.”

Clarkson’s partner, Lisa Hogan, was also visibly emotional as the two comforted each other during the process in which Baroness went from this world.

But one fan was not happy with the decision to euthanise Baroness, taking to one of Hogan’s newest Instagram posts to vent their frustration.

On the post, which showed two adorable piglets, they wrote: “Letting Baroness die with the vet was heartless though.

“Lost my wife as a fan with that decision.”

The idea that the team let the pig die with the vet, though, was thrown to the wind by the Diddly Squat team.

Responding to the viewer, the official Diddly Squat Farm Shop Instagram account revealed that the pig had in fact had a cancerous growth; something that was only discovered after she was put down.

They also stressed that this was unusual for most farmers and was only made possible due to the financial backing of Amazon.

“Baroness has a cancerous growth pushing against her lung,” they wrote.

“Without Amazon paying for an autopsy, we, like most farmers, would never have known.”

This wasn’t enough for the fan, who responded: “They were there and left Baroness to die with the vet. They chose to leave. Lisa and Jeremy are awesome people. I feel they made a poor decision.”