The owner of viral animals Peanut the Squirrel and Fred the Raccoon has filed a 40-page lawsuit, alleging the state may have ...

PINE CITY, N.Y. (WENY) -- A major update in the ongoing lawsuits from "Peanut the Squirrel's" owner, Mark Longo. The man at ...

Peanut, also called P'Nut or PNUT, died on Oct. 30, 2024, after New York's DEC seized the animal from Longo. On Nov. 1, the social media influencer announced on Instagram that the DEC euthanized ...

Central NY News DEC arranged to euthanize Peanut the squirrel before seizing him, records say Published: Apr. 23, 2025, 2:43 p.m.

Peanut the squirrel, a social media star, was found in a bathtub during an authorised search of a New York home. His housemate, a raccoon named Fred, was discovered hiding in a suitcase.

What DEC documents show about Peanut the Squirrel seizure, euthanasia A DEC official contacted the Chemung County Department of Health on Oct. 29 regarding the case. "I provided [redacted] with a ...

A DEC report indicates the agency took steps before the raid to place the squirrel with a wildlife rehabilitator, if needed, “for temporary holding/rehabbing.” ...

Peanut, also known as P'nut, was the star of the sanctuary run by Mark Longo and Daniela Bittner in Southport near the Pennsylvania line. Online videos show the squirrel skittering on Longo’s ...

New York environmental workers who came with a warrant looking for Peanut the squirrel found the scampering social media star on a bathtub. His housemate, Fred the raccoon, was in a suitcase in a ...

The squirrel bit the state wildlife biologist through a thick leather glove with a nitrile exam glove underneath. The worker had a bleeding wound, according to a DEC email.