The long-awaited rabies results of Peanut the Squirrel and Fred the raccoon have been shared: both animals tested negative, a county official says. Chemung County Executive Christopher Moss ...

He declined to specify his possible next steps but said officials would hear from him soon about what happened to Peanut the squirrel and Fred, a rescued raccoon that was also confiscated and put ...

Last fall, the state DEC seized Peanut and a rescue raccoon, and the two animals were later euthanized for rabies testing. News of Peanut's death sparked public outrage and national headlines ...