Did Peanut need to die? New details emerge in social media squirrel drama - Peanut came to represent more than just a pet ...

They finally realized they were nuts. New York officials issued a mea culpa Friday over the seizure and slaughter of beloved P’Nut the squirrel — but the months-late apology has rankled the ...

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

The death of the Instagram-famous pet "Peanut the Squirrel" last year is inspiring new legislation in New York. A new bill called "Peanut's Law" would require a 72-hour waiting period before ...

NEW YORK (WRGB) — It was the story heard around the country in October, 'Peanut the Squirrel' seized and then euthanized by the NYSDEC. Following the notable wildlife seizure in Chemung County ...

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 ...

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.

Mark is an animal lover, so he brought the squirrel home to nurse it back to health, and he named him Peanut. NIC NEVES, BYLINE: Over the next year, Mark started posting videos of him and Peanut ...

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 ...