Overview
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is leading an active investigation in coordination with the Sarasota County State Attorney’s Office.
- The Nov. 30 Instagram clip showed an opossum stepping onto a baited catapult and being flung into the air before it was seen walking away.
- Authorities have asked anyone with knowledge of the incident to contact the FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline.
- PETA condemned the video as “absolutely sickening,” and public backlash intensified after the post circulated widely.
- The video has been removed from Charles Ross’s page, he has not issued a substantive comment, and no criminal charges have been announced.