“Saturday Night Live” tackled the controversy over Peanut the squirrel’s death. Peanut was an Instagram-famous squirrel who was euthanized last month after he and a raccoon named Fred were ...

Editor's Note: Peanut the Squirrel has been euthanized. Please click here for the latest updates on this story. This story was updated to correct when the animals were euthanized. A wild animal ...

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 ...

open image in gallery This undated photo shows Peanut, a squirrel who lived as a pet with Mark Longo in Southport, N.Y. (Mark Longo via AP) Government officials laid the groundwork for euthanizing ...

A man who took in an orphaned squirrel and made it a social media star vowed Saturday that New York state’s decision to seize and euthanize the animal “won’t go unheard.” “We will make a ...

Peanut the Squirrel, the social media star confiscated from its owner and euthanized to be tested for rabies, came up negative for the deadly virus. The revelation on Tuesday capped a “surreal ...

PINE CITY, N.Y. (AP) — An orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut was euthanized after state authorities seized the beloved pet during a raid on his caretaker’s home ...