Wildlife rehabilitators can legally care for injured or sick squirrels, but the animals can't be pets in many states.

Peanut the Squirrel was recently euthanized for a rabies test per the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation statement.

Republican lawmakers have condemned the decision by state officials to kill the squirrel as unnaceptable government overreach.

then killing the squirrel is the next level of insanity." Related: 11 Country Songs About Dogs That Will Rip Your Heart Out That was @archwaydefense in a comment left at the @peanut_the ...

The backlash against the killing of a pet squirrel in New York ... changes to the state’s animal-seizure rules after Peanut the squirrel was taken from his home in Pine City and euthanized ...

on Sunday that Trump is “fired up” about the squirrel. The House Judiciary GOP posted “Justice for Peanut” on X. Elon Musk, one of Trump’s biggest donors, also condemned Peanut’s killing. “How can it ...

We have resources to kill a raccoon and a squirrel, but we can't fix the major bridges down the street? I am appalled." On Nov. 1, Peanut the Squirrel, a social media star with now more than ...

The controversy over Peanut, the pet squirrel and social media sensation seized by the state Department of Environmental ...

A celebrity squirrel has become ... GOP posted “Justice for Peanut” on X. Elon Musk, one of Trump’s biggest donors, also condemned Peanut’s killing. “How can it be that we live in ...

Peanut the squirrel’s seizure and euthanization by New York officials has sparked blowback from President Donald Trump’s running mate and various public figures, with the deceased pet now serving as ...