The death of the Instagram-famous pet "Peanut the Squirrel" last year is inspiring new legislation out of Albany.

New York’s controversial killings of Peanut the Squirrel and his pal Fred the Racoon ... it received complaints about Longo keeping the “wild” animals without permits. During the seizure ...

Mark Longo, owner of Peanut the Squirrel, was in Albany this week to support a new law that would protect the welfare of ...

New York Republicans are pushing a new law to protect animals after a beloved pet squirrel and internet star named P’Nut was taken and killed by state environmental officers late last year.

Officials from the state Department of Environmental Conservation confiscated and later euthanized Peanut the Squirrel in October. Now the DEC says it is reviewing protocols for raids like this.

Peanut the squirrel, a rescue squirrel owned by Mark Longo, of Pine City, became an internet sensation with thousands of followers on social media. Last fall, the state DEC seized Peanut and a ...

Almost six months after the seizure and death of internet star Peanut the Squirrel sparked massive public outrage, lawmakers and others are supporting a proposed new law they say would prevent ...