NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO ) — A local opossum owner is devastated after his pet was confiscated by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in the French Quarter over the Mardi Gras weekend.
WGNO’s Kenny Lopez spoke with the opossum’s owner about the petition to “Save Saffron.”
To save “Saffron” the opossum, that’s all that William Voiles wants.
“I want to get Saffron back so bad. We are hoping we can get enough signatures on the petition,” Voiles said.
He’s putting all his hope into a petition in hopes the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will give 1-year-old “Saffron” back.
“I miss him bad. I got him before his eyes opened, it is like having a newborn kid,” he said.
William’s pet opossum was confiscated by Wildlife & Fisheries agents over the weekend in the French Quarter because having animals without a license is illegal.
“When I got him, I wasn’t trying to break the law. I was trying to save a life because his mother was just hit by a car and he was no bigger than my thumb,” Voiles said.