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Peanut the squirrel, the Instagram-famous rodent whose killing by New York State environmental officers became a brief election flashpoint, did not have rabies after all, officials have said.
The state claimed it had to euthanize both animals Friday so that they could be tested for rabies — because the squirrel sunk its teeth into the hand of an official during the disturbing raid.
Peanut was a rescue squirrel who had lived under Longo's care for seven years. Longo first connected with Peanut when he saw the squirrel's mom get hit by a car, per previous USA TODAY reporting ...
On October 30, 2024, Peanut was seized from Longo's home by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and euthanized soon after for rabies testing. Peanut's death triggered outcry on social media, condemnation from various lawmakers, and the introduction of a bill aimed at preventing similar incidents in the future.
Monica Keasler, a woman who faced a barrage of hate comments after being falsely accused of reporting Peanut the Squirrel to the DEC, has finally spoken out to prove her critics wrong. Keasler’s ...
Peanut the Squirrel was a social media star owned by content creator Mark Longo. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation euthanized Peanut to test for rabies on Nov. 1, 2024.
The process to legally take care of certain kinds of restricted wildlife varies by state, but virtually everyone who wants to help rehabilitate a squirrel or similar animal in the U.S. needs a ...
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is preserving it as “evidence” from its agents’ harried November raid on a home in Chemung County, where they seized P’Nut the Squirrel ...