Five months of not knowing why Peanut was killed. Five months, and we still don’t have the whereabouts of Peanut’s and Fred’s ...

Image via Instagram Peanut The Squirrel owner says that he still hasn't been able to bury his beloved pet. Months after the ...

DEC acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton said the agency is reviewing its protocol for illegal wildlife after public outrage ...

Peanut the Squirrel/Instagram Months after beloved squirrel Peanut died after he was seized by authorities, his owner is letting a new animal into his life. Mark Longo, who owned the internet ...

Peanut the Squirrel was a viral squirrel kept as a pet but was euthanized after it bit a DEC operator in October last year.

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 ...

Peanut the squirrel was rescued by Mark Longo of Pine City seven years ago and became an internet star. Peanut and rescue raccoon Fred were seized by the state DEC, and euthanized after Peanut ...

In just 7 years, Peanut the Squirrel went from being an anonymous street rodent, to a famous influencer, to a billion dollar cryptocurrency. His story is a parable of the modern attention economy.

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 ...

Owners of Peanut the Squirrel, who amassed 700,000 followers on Instagram, confirmed his euthanasia in a video posted to Instagram. Last fall, representatives from DEC, investigating a complaint ...