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 ...

In New York, wildlife rehabilitators need a license to take in squirrels that need help. They can only be kept for a few months before they have to be reintroduced to the wild, Tindal said.

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, ...

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… ...

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 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 ...

A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet after they seized it during a raid.

Elon Musk still hasn’t gotten over the tragic death of an internet-famous squirrel. Musk dragged Peanut the Squirrel, who was ...

New York environmental workers who came with a warrant looking for Peanut the squirrel found the scampering social media star on a bathtub. His housemate, Fred the raccoon, was in a suitcase in a ...

Peanut the squirrel, a social media star, was found in a bathtub during an authorised search of a New York home. His housemate, a raccoon named Fred, was discovered hiding in a suitcase. Both ...

New York can’t keep the subways safe, the mentally ill attack random pedestrians on the streets, and the Manhattan district attorney won’t prosecute many nonviolent crimes. But house a pet ...