Conservatives says Peanut is a victim of government overreach, but officials say they acted on rabies concerns.

Peanut the squirrel is an internet sensation. He's the beloved pet of digital creator Mark Longo, who would occasionally share Instagram videos of Peanut eating treats, jumping on his clothes and ...

An Instagram-famous squirrel named Peanut was seized from his owner on Wednesday, October 30th, and people everywhere are ...

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Peanut the Squirrel, also known as PNUT, boasts 534,000 followers on Instagram. He enjoys eating waffles, doing tricks and ...

Owner Mark Longo, who runs an animal sanctuary, brought him home following seeing the squirrel’s mother get killed by being hit by a car. Videos of Peanut eating, exercising, and wearing clothes ...

"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.

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 ...

has since spoken out about the loss of his beloved squirrel, who had his own Instagram account with now more than 700,000 followers, along with other social media accounts. Peanut's story quickly ...

The statement said a person involved in the confiscation investigation was bitten by the squirrel. Owners of Peanut the Squirrel, who has now amassed 550,000 followers on Instagram, confirmed his ...

jumps on Longo and has been seen eating this like waffles. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Peanut The Squirrel (@peanut_the_squirrel12) Longo reported that the New York Department of ...

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 ...