With violent assaults surging across New York, and with many crimes going unprosecuted, state law enforcement firepower has been directed against a truly dangerous criminal adversary: a pet squirrel.

A squirrel that ran on stage before Vice President Kamala Harris' speech is being called the ghost of P'Nut, whose death ...

Ten New York State Department of Environmental Conservation offices were hit with bomb threats Monday as outrage over the killing of internet sensation P’nut the squirrel boiled over.

Fans have been in an uproar since internet sensation Peanut the squirrel was seized from his owner's home and euthanized by New York officials this week, over what they say was the unfair killing ...

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 ...

"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.

New York officials “used resources from this state to kill a squirrel and raccoon and to raid my house as if I was a drug dealer” Mark Longo, owner of the viral squirrel P’nut told me Friday ...

Mark Longo, the owner of the Instagram-famous squirrel, Peanut, is mourning the loss of his beloved pet. On Nov. 1, Longo took to Instagram to reveal Peanut had been euthanized, along with his pet ...

P’nut the Squirrel, of internet fame, has been euthanized after the pet was seized by New York state earlier this week, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation. P’nut the ...

A squirrel that became famous on social media has been euthanised after being seized in a raid by New York authorities. Named Peanut, the squirrel was rescued by Mark Longo seven years ago after ...

Two days after he was seized from his home in New York, Peanut the Squirrel has been euthanized. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Chemung County Department of Health ...

Longo, who runs an animal refuge inspired by his squirrel buddy called P’Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary, took to Instagram to mourn Peanut’s loss. “Well internet, you WON,” Longo posted.