Playing Possum

Cops: Drunk man tried to revive dead opossum
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Police say they charged a Pennsylvania man with public drunkenness after he was seen trying to resuscitate a dead opossum along a highway.

State police in Punxsutawney say several witnesses saw 55-year-old Donald Wolfe, of Brookville, near the animal Thursday afternoon. Police arrested him along the highway, Route 36, in Oliver Township, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

The Associated Press could not locate a home telephone number for Wolfe.

A state police news release did not specify how Wolfe was allegedly trying to revive the roadkill. The arresting trooper did not immediately return calls for comment Friday.

Isn't this just a fine how to you do? This poor guy tries to perform the humane task of reviving a dead possum and the cops haul his ass into jail for it? Drunk or not I don't think we should be arresting people for helping animals. This guy thought he hit a possum and stricken with grief he put aside his probably dear and disgust and started kissing that possum like there was no tommorrow. And there was no tommorrow for the possum. I'm always griping at PETA for sticking their nose where it doesn't belong and now when they should be getting involved they're nowhere to be found. Someone should come to this hero's defense. Maybe Michael Vick could help. He could use some good pub.