"Getting justice for these animals and getting ... certificate" in order to keep Peanut inside their home. Peanut was a rescue squirrel who lived under Longo's care for seven years.

Social media users criticized the newly introduced bill "Peanut's Law," which would give animals due process before ...

Mark Longo, owner of Peanut the Squirrel, was in Albany this week to support a new law that would protect the welfare of ...

The death of the Instagram-famous pet "Peanut the Squirrel" last year is inspiring new legislation in New York. A new bill called "Peanut's Law" would require a 72-hour waiting period before ...

New York’s controversial killings of Peanut the Squirrel and his pal Fred the Racoon have drawn a near apology for the incident that drew online anger at Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and ...

After the death of viral internet critter Peanut the Squirrel in 2024, New York politicians are introducing a bill that would give animals due process if they’re slated for euthanization. The bill, ...

Peanut or "P'Nut" was only a baby when the Longos rescued him. The squirrel adapted to his adoptive human family after his real mother was run over by a car when he was just five weeks old.

Officials from the state Department of Environmental Conservation confiscated and later euthanized Peanut the Squirrel in October. Now the DEC says it is reviewing protocols for raids like this.

Peanut the Squirrel's seizure by state agents and subsequent euthanasia generated public outrage that made national headlines. Acting DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton recently admitted the situation ...