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

"Somebody is not telling the truth," Mark Longo said after Judicial Watch released DEC records it obtained regarding Peanut ...

NEW YORK (WRGB) — It was the story heard around the country in October, 'Peanut the Squirrel' seized and then ... get a license if they wish to own a wild animal, which Longo said he was working ...

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.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — The viral story of Peanut the squirrel, who was seized and euthanized ... that the family was illegally keeping wild animals as pets. Peanut bit an officer during the ...

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 ...

The death of the Instagram-famous pet "Peanut the Squirrel" last year is inspiring ... State wildlife officials say it is illegal to own a wild animal unless it's registered to be an educational ...

Peanut the Squirrel's seizure by state agents and subsequent euthanasia generated public outrage that made national headlines. Acting DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton recently admitted the situation ...

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.