Chemung County Executive Christopher Moss confirmed that the rabies results for Peanut and Fred came back negative.

P’nut, an Instagram-famous squirrel that was seized and euthanized by New York state and entered the political fray before ...

Peanut, a social media star pet squirrel seized and euthanized by authorities in New York, has tested negative for rabies.

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 ...

"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 ...

He declined to specify his possible next steps but said officials would hear from him soon about what happened to Peanut the squirrel and Fred, a rescued raccoon that was also confiscated and put ...

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 ...

The t-shirts read “JUSTICE/PEANUT & FRED,” accompanied by cartoon drawings of a squirrel and a raccoon. The rabid fans bore a range of demeanors — some solemn and others cutting a more party ...

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

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.