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

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

(Courtesy Mark Longo via AP) A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into ... to Mark Longo’s home near the Pennsylvania ...

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

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

has been euthanized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The DEC also took a raccoon named Fred ...

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 ...

Peanut the Squirrel, a social media-famous pet with 534,000 followers, has been euthanized just days after being confiscated from his home in Pine City, New York. Peanut was seized by the Department ...

Wildlife rehabilitators can legally care for injured or sick squirrels, but the animals can't be pets in many states.

a statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation confirms. Original Post: Peanut the squirrel seized by DEC in Pine City The statement released by the DEC on Friday ...

Peanut had been living with owner Mark Longo for seven years, since Longo said he saw Peanut's mother get hit by a car in New ...

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