Image via Instagram New York officials are standing beside their decision to euthanize both Peanut The Squirrel and Fred the Raccoon after seizing them. Results showed that neither animal had rabies after testing.

Mark Longo, owner of Peanut the Squirrel, shares his frustrations with New York government agencies for seizing and euthanizing his pet.

Mark Longo, the owner of internet sensation P’Nut the Squirrel, is set to seek legal action against those accountable after the Oct. 30th seizure of the squirrel from Longo’s home in Pine City. Longo sat down with 18 New’s Jim Turpin on Wednesday,

A pet squirrel named Peanut, who was a social media star before being seized by authorities in upstate New York, has tested negative for rabies.

Peanut, a social media star pet squirrel seized and euthanized by authorities in New York, has tested negative for rabies.

There were complaints that wildlife was being kept illegally and potentially unsafely, but officials have faced a barrage of criticism for the seizure.

The pet squirrel Peanut, a social media sensation, tested negative for rabies after New York state officials euthanized him, officials said Tuesday.