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The peculiar animal, who has over 533,000 Instagram followers, was spotted eating waffles, donning a cowboy hat, and even leaping through hoops.
Authorities in New York euthanized a squirrel that gained internet fame after being apprehended in a raid.
Seven years ago, Mark Longo witnessed a vehicle crash in New York City, and he saved a squirrel named Peanut from the wreckage.
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Mr. Longo’s Pine City residence was raided by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on Wednesday, along with another raccoon named Fred, following many anonymous complaints.
On Friday, the DEC and the Chemung County Department of Health confirmed that the animals had been euthanized.
The Department of Environmental Control (DEC) removed a raccoon and squirrel from a home where they were living on October 30th, posing a threat of rabies to humans. One of the investigators was also bitten by the squirrel. According to CBS News in New York, the agencies stated in a statement that the animals were euthanized in order to test for rabies.
“The DEC came to my house and raided my house without a search warrant to find a squirrel!” Mr. Longo said, describing the rescue organization he founded—P’Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary—as “an animal refuge inspired by my squirrel.”
“I was treated as if I were a drug dealer, and they were going for drugs and guns.”
After Mr. Longo brought Peanut the squirrel to his old house in Norwalk, Connecticut, he cared for him for eight months before attempting to let him go free in nature.
A conservationist discovered the squirrel “sitting on my porch missing half of its tail with his bone sticking out” about two days later, and he or she concluded that the animal could not survive in nature.
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“Well, internet, you WON,” Mr. Longo wrote in an Instagram post before he found out what happened to Peanut, implying that people should report the squirrel to the DEC.
You were so self-centered that you stole from me one of the most incredible creatures. Someone in hell will be looking out for the individuals that dialed DEC.
Having an unlicensed pet, even a squirrel, is illegal in the state of New York. Before the raid, Mr. Longo was reportedly already submitting documentation to confirm that Peanut qualified as an educational animal.
He concluded by saying, “If we’re not following the rules, guide us in the right direction to follow the rules, you know?”
