On Oct. 30 both Peanut and Fred were confiscated by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, and later both ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.