The incident, which occurred on October 30th, made Peanut becoming an unlikely symbol of resistance against perceived excessive government action. The outcry reached the highest levels of ...

(AP) -- New York environmental workers who came with a warrant looking for Peanut the squirrel found the scampering social media star on a bathtub. His housemate, Fred the raccoon, was in a ...

A government watchdog group that sued DEC for documents related to Peanut the squirrel believe they showed the agency planned to euthanize the internet star before they raided the home of his owner.

That required that the animals first be killed, their heads decapitated. No rabies was found in the tests of Peanut or Fred. “New York State bureaucrats did not want to turn over these documents ...

Inside the Investigation, Seizure and Death of Peanut the Social Media Star Squirrel New York environmental workers who came with a warrant looking for Peanut the squirrel found the scampering ...

This undated photo shows Peanut, a squirrel who lived as a pet with Mark Longo in Southport, N.Y. (Mark Longo via AP) New York environmental workers who came with a warrant looking for Peanut the ...

Soon after the Oct. 30 seizure, both animals were euthanized and Peanut became a martyr – held up as a symbol of government overreach by political candidates, including Republican vice ...