Movement to protect opossums gaining legs in north carolina. Yes, the annual new years eve possum drop, the one and only, inspired by the dropping of a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading primal surrender surrender series book 3. Brasstown could choose to give the opossum a place of honor, rather than making it the object of a mob lynching, which is what this possum drop resembles. Dec 26, 20 superior court judge allen baddour decided against a bid by the animalwelfare organization people for the ethical treatment of animals peta to block the annual possum drop in brasstown next week. Just this year the animal rights activist group sued clay and his event, claiming that the midnight possum drop isnt just weird as hell, but cruel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jan 01, 2011 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The practice involves suspending an opossum in a transparent box on new years eve and slowly lowering it the ground as people count down to midnight. New years eve 20 possum drop, brasstown, nc youtube. Ap a movement is growing in north carolina to prevent the act of socalled opossum dropping. Home of the possum drop rural gas station, now closed, is still home to the worlds only possum drop on new years eve.
Live opossum drop to resume its place in brasstown. Jim davis, rmacon, explained the possum drop to his colleagues. The ongoing fight between a north carolina mountain town and animal advocates over the towns new years eve tradition has led to the state house to create a loophole for the event. The traditions of this rustic artsy town in the blue ridge mountains, brasstown, are being threatened by exterior forces. I did a nat pkg on the 20th annual possum drop held in brasstown, north carolina for tv station i work at, wrcb chattanooga. The traditions of this rustic artsy town in the blue ridge mountains are being threatened by exterior forces. New years eve opossum drop brasstown, nc dec 31, 2017. Thousands of people hang out around a brasstown gas station to watch.
Been to possum drop a number of times and other times just dropped in while wondering through the beautiful area around western nc. House grants possum drop loophole from wildlife regs. In 2018, logan decided he was no longer able to run the possum drop so he asked the town of andrews to take over. Peta successfully sued to stop the 20 brasstown possum drop, under the premise that the state wildlife commission did not have the authority to issue the permits for such an event. The possum is actually gently lowered in a glass case as not to hurt to the animal any, but that hasnt stopped peta from going nuts about it every year. As far as the nc legislatures cloaked bill supporting brasstowns possum drop, what the assembly has mockingly dubbed the opossum righttowork act, nothing short of highly publicized.
One resident has said, the possum drop is the best thing that has ever happened to this town. The practice involves suspending an opossum in a transparent box on new years. The time or manner in which the opossum was killed has not been disclosed. Judge rules in favor of north carolina possum drop. Superior court judge allen baddour decided against a bid by the animalwelfare organization people for the ethical treatment of animals peta to block the annual possum drop in brasstown next week. Visitor tips and news about home of the possum drop. Nc possum drop ends, held last time 2018 new years in. Instead of a possum drop, the town will be celebrating new years eve with a wrestling match and a womanless beauty pageant no animals involved.
Hate that clay has retired but we all get to that point in our lives if lucky enough to make it that long. While this claim may be difficult to prove, the town has become known internationally from news coverage of the possum drop, its offbeat approach to ringing in the new year. Some people may not think the event, held in brasstown, is a big thing, but its a big deal to the possum, says brittany peet, counsel for peta foundation. Primal surrender surrender series book 3 kindle edition by king, lori. For the first time in three years, a live opossum is set to be placed in a plexiglass box for the brasstown possum drop this new years eve, bringing optimism to an appalachian. Clays corner in brasstown, north carolina, hosts an unusual new years eve tradition. Brasstown, known as the possum capital of the south, for years hosted the annual possum drop in which a live possum in a plexiglas cage was lowered to celebrate the coming of the new year.
Eyewitness footage of the 2018 possum drop youtube. Clays corner store used to lower a live possum in a box but people for the ethical treatment of animals sued. Dec 30, 2011 clays corner in brasstown, north carolina, hosts an unusual new years eve tradition. Dead possum drop may ring in new year for towns good old. The brasstown new years eve possum drop happens at clays corner, 11005 old highway 64, where a live possum in a clear box is lowered to. Nov 19, 2019 brasstown in clay county dropped its last opossum in 2018. Not willing to give up on longstanding traditions despite a court battle, the organizer of this small towns new years festivities may drop a stuffed possum, or possibly even a. Up next wall drug legendary roadside attraction duration. The family fun event is held at clays corner which kicks off at 10pm.
Dec 24, 20 okay, drop might be a little disingenuous. Yes, the annual new years eve possum drop, the one and only, inspired by the dropping of a certain illuminated ball 670 miles away. For the first time in three years, a live opossum is set to be lowered in a box at midnight for the brasstown possum drop this new years eve over the protests of animalrights groups. The local human inhabitants call clay countys brasstown the opossum capital of the world. It is based on the smallest incorporated town in north carolina, brasstown, famous for its possum drop on new years. Celebrate new years eve in georgia and ring in 2021 at the possum drop in tallapoosa,ga. As fox 5 atlanta reports, clay logan appears to have in fact used possum stew as a replacement for a live opossum during brasstown s new years eve possum drop event. If you dont mind liking and subscribing to my channel, i am going to be doing a youtube series on the teambuilder team featured in the video. The possum drop is any one of several new years day celebrations in which a possum is lowered from height at midnight. A movement is growing in north carolina to prevent the act of socalled opossum dropping. Brasstown advertises its famous possum drop yearround. An opossum named millie was suspended in a box in the air for two hours at the possum drop in andrews, north carolina, on new years eve and subjected to loud live music, a cheering crowd, and.
A small north carolina town plans to ring in the new year by dropping a dead animal at the possum drop. In contrast to other events of its kind, which typically involve replicas, a possum drop uses a live animal as its prop. An appalachian community is going forward with its annual possum drop this new years eve but minus the furry star of the show. Up next possum drop new years eve brasstown, nc duration. A bill filed in the house monday would clear the way for brasstown, nc, to resume using a live possum in its new years eve possum drop celebration. Mar 06, 2014 hundreds of people gathered in brasstown tuesday night for the 20th annual possum drop. But the organization animal help now wants to prevent anyone from doing it elsewhere. The possum drop is a film that will leave the viewer rooting for the underdog. I have not been to this ritual and my desire to go.
Dec 31, 20 brasstown advertises its famous possum drop yearround. Brasstown, once again, is ready for the possum drop. Jan 02, 2011 lucky the oppossum is the star of brasstown, n. Jun 15, 2014 i did a nat pkg on the 20th annual possum drop held in brasstown, north carolina for tv station i work at, wrcb chattanooga. Brasstown possum drop will go on sans live possum law. The traditions of this rustic artsy town in the blue ridge mountains,brasstown, are being threatened by exterior forces. Dec 08, 2014 the local human inhabitants call clay countys brasstown the opossum capital of the world. Music by the eagles tribute band on the border the ultimate eagles tribute host george franco. The annual possum drop will go on as scheduled next week after a superior court judge on monday declined to halt the new years eve event in brasstown. Not willing to give up on longstanding traditions despite a court battle, the organizer of this small towns new years festivities may drop a. Bluegrass music played throughout the evening as visitors counted down the hours to midnight looking at a.
Clays corner, a north carolina convenience store, will lower a live possum to ring in the new year. They put a live opossum in a plexiglass box and suspend it all evening during a celebration that includes loud noises and gunfire, then lower it at midnight. Hundreds of people gathered in brasstown tuesday night for the 20th annual possum drop. Possum drop goes on for new years eve, without live animal. Official page of the possum drop new years eve celebration in tallapoosa, georgia. They take a live, wellfed, happy opossum, and they put the possum in a plexiglas box and lower it, he said. Dec 31, 2014 a small north carolina town plans to ring in the new year by dropping a dead animal at the possum drop. Music by the eagles tribute band on the border the ultimate eagles tribute. Possum drops have been subject to criticism and protest from peta, an organization that considers the drop a form of animal cruelty. A possum is lowered in a plastic cage in front of an enthusiastic crowd jan. Jan 16, 2018 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Group hopes to prevent opossum dropping on new years eve. Preshow warm up, bluegrass provided by the wilson family.
End of the dixie stampede and the possum drop youtube. Brasstown new years eve revelers at the popular but controversial brasstown possum drop in north carolina wont see a live opossum this year clay logan, organizer of the event, said monday. Apparently they build a big stage at new years and lower a possum at midnight. The organizer of the annual possum drop in the north carolina mountains has been given a permit by a state agency to lower a live possum in.
A whimsical documentary that reveals the ageold tale of outsider influence on a community but with a curious twist, the possum drop is a film that will leave the viewer rooting for the underdog. Possum drop brasstown nc lowers dead animal on new years. A whimsical documentary that reveals the ageold tale of outsider influence on a community but with a curious twist. Wsj on the cases, trends and personalities of interest to the business community. That will require a change to state law that allows people to do anything they want to opossums for five days each year. Dec 31, 2003 brasstown, once again, is ready for the possum drop. The organizer of the annual possum drop in the north carolina mountains has been given a permit by a state agency to lower a live possum in a clear box as part of his new year. Live opossum drop to resume its place in brasstown new. The possum drop is an occurrence where the folks in brasstown lower an opossum during their new years eve countdown and celebration. Dec 30, 2014 an appalachian community is going forward with its annual possum drop this new years eve but minus the furry star of the show. And its all because of peta, people for the ethical treatment of animals.
Clays corner, a north carolina convenience store, will lower a livepossum to ring in the new year. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. During the countdown to midnight, the animal is lowered down by rope akin to the ball drop in new yorks time square, after which he is released back into the wild. The towns new years eve festivities of the past 18 years could be coming to an abrupt halt because. The possum drop typically involves hoisting a clear plastic container with a live, wildcaught opossum in front of thousands of new years eve spectators. Dec 30, 2014 brasstown new years eve revelers at the popular but controversial brasstown possum drop in north carolina wont see a live opossum this year clay logan, organizer of the event, said monday. New years eve possum drop organizer says animal will be. Movement to protect opossums gaining legs in north. North carolina town ends new years eve possum drop. Possum drop brasstown nc lowers dead animal on new year. North carolina general statue 1274c1c appears to authorize.
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