Peanut, whose owner runs an animal sanctuary, amassed tens of thousands of followers on Instagram, TikTok and other platforms ...

The two cases of the disease, also known as raccoon roundworm, were detected in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, officials said. “While Baylisascaris is rare in people and the risk to ...

Here is what you need to know about housing squirrels, raccoons and other wildlife in New York. Can I have a pet squirrel or raccoon in New York? No. State regulations say that "no person shall ...

Los Angeles County public health officials said Tuesday they are investigating two human cases of a rare infection known as raccoon roundworm in the South Bay area. No details about the patients ...

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.” “We will make a ...

AP Longo explained it is illegal to house a squirrel and raccoon, but he didn’t have the “heart” to keep P’nut — whom he had for more than seven years — and Fred, who arrived about ...

"Peanut the Squirrel’s owner speaks about our government kidnapping this squirrel, the raccoon brother, and then just unaliving them for absolutely zero reason,” the user said. “They said ...

A video posted to social media shows a small raccoon dangling from a wire hanging from a missing ceiling tile in LaGuardia Airport. The raccoon, located at Spirit Airplanes’ gate in Terminal A ...

Raccoons can carry diseases, including rabies and roundworm. If attacked by a raccoon, a person should get checked for rabies.

Fans have been in an uproar since internet sensation Peanut the squirrel was seized from his owner's home and euthanized by New York officials this week, over what they say was the unfair killing of a ...

Longo told CBS New York that when DEC officials came to his home, officials used excessive force in their search and when they took the squirrel and raccoon. He said the raid lasted several hours.