Mesquite opossum killing leads to firing of teen camp counselors

by PegNews wire

A teenage counselor at Camp Rorie Galloway in Mesquite took an axe to an opossum and proceeded to chop it to death while day camper kids watched (in horror, one is tempted to say -- though this would be pure speculation). Babies then emerged from the mother opossum's pouch; they were also killed in an unspecified fashion.

While the three counselors involved in the incident have been fired from their positions at the camp, one witness thinks further punishment is called for. However, under Texas law, opossums are considered "nuisance animals" and are subject to whatever methods of disposal are deemed necessary (according to the cited article).

posted by JM