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Officials say local laws meant that Peanut should not have been kept as a pet. Mark Longo says a controversial raid violated ...
P’Nut wants payback. The beloved pet squirrel and his raccoon sidekick, Fred, were not euthanized – they were viciously ...
NEW YORK - Peanut the squirrel, a pet that gained social media fame, was euthanized by New York state wildlife officials as part of a test for rabies. Mark Longo, Peanut's owner, ...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Chemung County Department of Health advised that anyone who has been in contact with the seized squirrel or raccoon consult a physician.
New York's decision to seize, euthanize Peanut the Squirrel is a 'disgrace,' owner says "We heard it from another news station that they killed Peanut," owner Mark Longo told NewsNation over the ...
P’nut the Squirrel, of internet fame, has been euthanized after the pet was seized by New York state earlier this week, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation. The 7-year-o… ...
New York officials issued a mea culpa Friday over the seizure and slaughter of beloved P’Nut the squirrel — but the months-late apology isn’t washing with the tragic rodent's bereaved ...
Sightings of bright red, painted squirrels started in Putnam County, New York, in late 2023, per the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. By. Kelli Bender. Kelli Bender.
Peanut or P'Nut the squirrel has over 500,000 followers on Instagram and is a beloved mascot of P'Nut's Freedom Farm, a 501c3 animal rescue based in New York state.
Elon Musk says Trump will “save the squirrels" after it was revealed that New York state euthanized a famous social media pet squirrel that had been cared for by a couple for the last seven years.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Squirrels in New York City are on the attack, biting the hand that feeds them. Officials are warning families to stop feeding the animals, especially in Battery Park City.