Police officer evicts an opossum who was inside of a fireplace in Kansas
@Deepizzaguy (115919)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
September 22, 2025 3:18pm CST
A Shawnee Police Officer in Kansas answered an emergency call from a home on Monday September 15 who was trapped inside the fireplace.
The police officer was able to remove the opossum from being inside the fireplace in a safe manner and take the animal outside.
Animal rights officials are suggesting that opossums mistake chimneys for trees and the opossum to build nests and burrows inside them.
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@RasmaSandra (90674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Sep
Aww poor opossum I have one that comes for leftovers and is such a cute baby,
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@Deepizzaguy (115919)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Sep
I know what you mean about the opossum getting lost.
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@luisadannointed (9446)
• Philippines
23 Sep
That's sad, maybe the little creature lost its home.
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@luisadannointed (9446)
• Philippines
24 Sep
@Deepizzaguy I hope there will always a group of people who can find shelter for those homeless creatures.
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@Deepizzaguy (115919)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Sep
@luisadannointed I hope so as well.
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@Deepizzaguy (115919)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Sep
Probably what happened in Kansas.
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@xstitcher (36413)
• Petaluma, California
23 Sep
We had plenty of opossums around our house when I was a kid, but never one in the chimney!
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@Deepizzaguy (115919)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Sep
I am in agreement with you.
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@LindaOHio (205628)
• United States
23 Sep
I'm glad the little guy was rescued. Possums are good for the yard.
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@Deepizzaguy (115919)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Sep
So am I happy that the possum was rescued by the police officer.
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@innertalks (23302)
• Australia
23 Sep
It was lucky to be rescued before a fire was lit in the fireplace.
