Editor's note: This story was updated to correct when the animals were euthanized. The same day he was seized from his home in New York, Peanut the Squirrel was euthanized. The New York State ...

Social media users are mourning the loss of the beloved social media star Peanut the Squirrel after he was euthanized on Friday. Peanut, or PNUT, was a rescue squirrel who lived with his owner ...

"The DEC made the devastating decision to euthanize our beloved Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon," said Longo in a statement on Nov. 1 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE.

NEW YORK - Peanut the squirrel, a pet that gained social media fame, was euthanized by New York state wildlife officials as part of a test for rabies. Mark Longo, Peanut's owner, claimed excessive ...

The DEC and the Chemung County Health Department said Friday that the squirrel and raccoon were euthanized so they could be tested for rabies after Peanut bit someone involved in the investigation.

Mark Longo, the owner of the Instagram-famous squirrel, Peanut, is mourning the loss of his beloved pet. On Nov. 1, Longo took to Instagram to reveal Peanut had been euthanized, along with his pet ...

Mark Longo, the owner of the Instagram-famous squirrel, Peanut or P-Nut, is mourning the loss of his beloved pet. On Nov. 1, Longo took to Instagram to reveal Peanut had been euthanized ...

Peanut the squirrel, a social media star seized from his upstate New York home earlier this week, has been euthanized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The DEC also ...

An orphaned squirrel known to hundreds of thousands as Peanut was euthanized by New York animal control authorities this week, following a raid on the home of Mark Longo. Peanut’s death prompted ...

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. OK, some people are mildly sympathetic to the NY ...