Today I was testing in a classroom which is situated further behind the main hallways of the school. As I was walking outside to go retrieve another student for testing, I heard a lot of banging on the roof of the gymnasium. I looked up to see the janitor whacking a broom at something. Had I known what it was I would have been screaming at him to stop. On the way back, I soon found out what it was....a possum. I was outraged and upset to see the poor animal dead but what shocked me even more were the innocent baby possums still clinging onto their mother for dear life. I felt profound sadness at that time. When the animal control worker stopped by to pick up a few of the captured (and still living) creatures, he picked up the baby possums as well. I inquired what was going to happen to them, and he stated that they were going to be discharged back into the wild. I was NOT a happy camper at that time. How can someone just let defenseless, baby animals out into the wild without any help? It doesn't make sense. But, then again, some adults just don't care. It's horrid to see how uncaring some individuals can be. I was so disturbed with people being so desensitized to life around them. How can you NOT care about a living and breathing thing? Everything...EVERYTHING has a purpose in life.