A rescued pet squirrel that sat atop a social media and charity empire has been seized by New York state with its owner saying it’s slated to be euthanized, according to an Instagram post.
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 that also yielded a raccoon named Fred.
Multiple anonymous complaints about Peanut brought several officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation to a home near the Pennsylvania...
State authorities have seized Peanut the Squirrel — a beloved creature who boasts thousands of online followers — from his New York home, his owner announced on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
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 that also yielded a raccoon named Fred.
Wild squirrel that was taken in by Mark Longo seven years ago was confiscated after conservation officials received reports of ‘potentially unsafe housing of wildlife’
PINE CITY, N.Y. (AP) — An orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut was euthanized after state authorities seized the beloved pet during a raid on his caretaker’s home, authorities said Friday.
A squirrel named Peanut who was propelled to the heights of internet celebrity has been euthanized, New York authorities said Friday, biting a government
The news has sparked widespread backlash, with even Elon Musk weighing in after reposting a post that urged, “The government should leave people and their animals alone."
A man who took in an orphaned squirrel and made it a social media star vowed Saturday that New York state's decision to seize and euthanize the animal ''won't go unheard.''
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who took in an orphaned squirrel and made it a social media star vowed Saturday that New York state’s decision to seize and euthanize the animal “won’t go unheard.
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.
