PETA has long had a burr up their bums over the use of a live possum, put in a cage and slowly dropped on New Year’s Eve. Why? They have nothing better to do. This year might be a bit different
(Raleigh N&O) The annual “Possum Drop†celebration in the mountain community of Brasstown will go on this New Year’s Eve, the organizer says – just not with a living opossum.
That leaves open a number of possibilities for the starring role: A stuffed possum. A toy possum. Or something else entirely.
“We may have possum stew or something if we find one dead,†organizer Clay Logan said Monday. “No live possums, let’s put it like that.â€
Logan says using a live opossum as part of the celebration will be put on hold until a lawsuit by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is resolved. The event has drawn national attention because of PETA’s attempts to stop it in recent years. But even before that notoriety, the celebration attracted thousands to the community more than 300 miles from Raleigh in the southwest corner of the state. It is now in its 21st year.
No possum has ever been hurt, and they are treated very well, including being fed, before being released back into the wild. The whole affair is family friendly, even going so far as to ban alcohol at the event. But, as you know, some people have to be perpetually outraged, so no live possum this year.
Teach you seem to be a bit confused over what it means to be a possum and what they feel is being “treated well”
Admitedly they are not killed or injured or eaten but I in a possums opinion I don’t think they would describe it as being treated well
Where I’m from possums are shot on sight. They are a nuisance animal that can kill livestock and destroy barns and feed.
At least they should have no problem finding a dead one somewhere as most farmers will go out of their way to run the suckers over.