Beloved social media star Peanut the Squirrel is dead, his owner announced on Friday. Two days after Peanut, whose name is also spelled P'Nut or PNUT, was seized by officers from the New York ...

Peanut or P'Nut the squirrel has over 500,000 followers on Instagram and is a beloved mascot of P'Nut's Freedom Farm, a 501c3 animal rescue based in New York state.

This undated image provided by Mark Longo shows his pet squirrel Peanut that was seized by officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, at Longo's home in rural Pine City, N.Y ...

Ever since, Peanut was a happy, free-ranging house squirrel. “He never wanted to go outside again,” Longo said. “He came inside and became best friends with our cat.” ...

PINE CITY, N.Y. (AP) — An orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut was euthanized after state authorities seized the beloved pet during a raid on his caretaker’s home ...

Soon after the Oct. 30 seizure, both animals were euthanized and Peanut became a martyr – held up as a symbol of government overreach by political candidates, including Republican vice ...

Peanut the Squirrel has been euthanized after being seized by officers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, his owner Mark Longo has announced.

Peanut gained tens of thousands of followers on Instagram, TikTok and other platforms in the more than seven years since Longo took him in after seeing his mother get hit by a car in New York City.

Central NY News DEC arranged to euthanize Peanut the squirrel before seizing him, records say Published: Apr. 23, 2025, 2:43 p.m.