Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon were confiscated and euthanized that week, here’s how the incident became political.

Peanut — a 7-year-old squirrel owned by Mark and Daniela Longo — was euthanized by New York state officials last week and everyone is ticked.

The plight of an Instagram-famous pet squirrel that was euthanised by New York wildlife officials has become a campaign talking point two days before the US presidential election. Donald Trump's running mate,

The viral social media squirrel Peanut has been euthanized. The Guardian reports that the orphaned squirrel was seized during a raid on his caretaker’s home. According to New York authorities, officers of the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation took the squirrel and a raccoon named Fred from owner Mark Longo’s home on Wednesday (Oct.