"The DEC made the devastating decision to euthanize our beloved Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon," said Longo in a statement on Nov. 1 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE.

If the squirrel were actually rabid, he would have had a short life span. The animal was also captive, she pointed out, and could have had his blood tested without being killed. In the wake of ...

Mark Longo, the owner of the Instagram-famous squirrel, Peanut, is mourning the loss of his beloved pet. On Nov. 1, Longo took to Instagram to reveal Peanut had been euthanized, along with his pet ...

Social media is outraged over the death of a New York squirrel named Peanut. If you have TikTok or Instagram, chances are ...

A man who took in an orphaned squirrel and made it a social media star says New York state’s decision to seize and euthanize the animal won't go without a response NEW YORK -- A man who took in ...

It is illegal to release a trapped grey squirrel into the wild or keep it in captivity, without a license ... and provides shelter and food for insects. But remove the manky brown bits collapsing ...

A meme depicting P'Nut the squirrel's ghost watching over Trump ... They wouldn’t allow me to go to the bathroom without a police escort, who then checked the back of the toilet to see ...

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BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — A hunter in Bullitt County is facing several charges after allegedly being found with a dead squirrel and illegally harvested mushrooms in the Knobs State Forest on ...

Peanut the squirrel's dad gives update on New York DEC seizure: 'I can't do it without you' Mark Longo of P'Nut's Freedom Farm in New York, an animal rescue, updates the public on the seizure of ...

Mr Longo, who runs an animal refuge inspired by his squirrel called P'Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary, said: "The DEC came to my house and raided my house without a search warrant to find a ...