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North Carolina judge rules Possum Drop can take place as planned on New Year's Eve
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| Dec. 24, 2013
| Evan Bleier
Posted on 12/24/2013 8:36:18 AM PST by JoeProBono
Dec. 24 A North Carolina judge ruled on Monday that a mountain town's New Years Eve celebration can include the lowering of a captured possum at midnight as planned despite protests from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
PETA petitioned Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour to ban the annual Possum Drop in Brasstown next week, but he elected to allow the town to continue enjoying a possum-tinged taste of Times Square on New Years Eve.
The live possum is dropped to the ground in a plastic box in a similar way to how a mirrored ball is lowered at midnight at Times Square in New York City.
The Wildlife Resources Commission gave Clay Logan a permit for the event on Friday. He said this isnt the first time that PETA has tried to put a stop to the annual event and that he went as far as to use a dead possum once in an effort to pacify the organization.
If I thought there was anything to traumatize this possum, I wouldnt do it, Logan said. Its not that Im being really stubborn
its either (PETAs) way or the highway.
Logan got the idea for the Possum Drop 24 years ago when he discovered canned possum during a trip to Mississippi.
The population of Brasstown is small, we hadnt grown a whole lot in the last 200-300 years, Logan said. We had to come up with some kind of gimmick. Its good, clean, family fun, and theres no alcohol and everybody brings their kids.
The possum is released after the drop.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: northcarolina; possumdrop
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To: JoeProBono
As a transplanted Jerseyite in NC, I’ve noticed a lot of strange happenings down here.
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:40:05 AM PST
by
duckman
(I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
To: JoeProBono
No, no, no, no, no! Leave the marsupial rat alone. Drop a PETA creature.
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:41:41 AM PST
by
Standing Wolf
(No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:41:51 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: JoeProBono
****despite protests from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)****
Grab a few of these PETA protesters, hang them up by their feet and drop them on their heads. It might knock some sense into them.
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:43:36 AM PST
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
To: duckman
That’s alright. Poeple from the rest of the country notice a lot strange thing from jersey.
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:43:47 AM PST
by
Duckdog
(If it wasn't for NASCAR my TV would have gone out the window years ago!)
To: JoeProBono
Is this, the same PEtA that killed over a 3+ ...
thousand Dogs/Cats in NC Animal Shelter
"PEtA, should "heal" themselves" first.
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:46:00 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi :-)
To: duckman
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:46:18 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
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To: Standing Wolf
I’d like to see the possum do a HALO jump and PETA do a HANO jump.
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:47:17 AM PST
by
TurboZamboni
("PEACE ON EARTH TO MEN OF GOOD WILL".)
To: Standing Wolf
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:47:44 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:49:08 AM PST
by
RoosterRedux
(The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing -- Socrates)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:49:32 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
OK...possum in a box...lowered slowly...no harm done. Somehow I had a visual of the possum drop kicked over a cliff. What’s all the fuss about.
To: RoosterRedux
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posted on
12/24/2013 8:57:04 AM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
wait, they lower it slowly?
what fun is that?
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posted on
12/24/2013 9:06:40 AM PST
by
Mr. K
(If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
To: Mr. K
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posted on
12/24/2013 9:09:52 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Yes, that possum can [drop]!
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posted on
12/24/2013 9:23:37 AM PST
by
RoosterRedux
(The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing -- Socrates)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/24/2013 9:24:17 AM PST
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digger48
To: digger48
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posted on
12/24/2013 9:34:40 AM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: digger48
Jed, will the Possum Queen contest still go on if they can't drop the possum?
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posted on
12/24/2013 9:34:45 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(It's not the penalty, it's the lack of coverage on 1 Jan. Think about it.)
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