This story was updated to add a statement from the DEC. PINE CITY, N.Y. (WETM) — A popular pet squirrel from the Elmira area ...

Peanut the squirrel, an internet sensation that sparked an animal sanctuary in Pine City, was euthanized this week after ...

A New York Assemblyman from Long Island has proposed an amendment to a New York State Environmental Conservation Law aimed at ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation seized and euthanized Peanut, an Instagram-famous squirrel as part of a ...

Peanut the squirrel, a social media star seized from his Upstate New York home earlier this week, has been euthanized by the ...

The owner of social media icon, ‘P’nut the Squirrel,’ spoke out to 18 News on Thursday less than a day after DEC agents ...

A beloved pet squirrel named Peanut, who became a social media sensation in New York, has reportedly been seized and ...

Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz, Oyster Bay Republican, has introduced an amendment to the state’s environmental conservation ...

PINE CITY, N.Y. (WETM) — A popular pet squirrel from the Elmira area who inspired his owner to start an animal sanctuary was seized by the DEC on Wednesday morning. According to an Instagram ...

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

New York authorities seized Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon from owner Mark Longo after anonymous complaints.