A beloved pet squirrel with thousands of adoring fans on social media has been taken away by state officials and may be euthanized, according to its owner. Peanut or P'Nut the squirrel has over ...

A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet after they seized it during a raid that also yielded a ...

Editor's note: This story was updated to correct when the animals were euthanized. Mark Longo, who called Peanut the Squirrel his pet for this past seven years, described the New York's decision to ...

Peanut, the Instagram-famous squirrel that was seized from its owner's home Wednesday, has been euthanized by New York state officials. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation took ...

A wild animal turned social media star was confiscated from his New York residence this week, and fans are working to get him back home. Peanut the Squirrel, who boasts 534,000 followers on Instagram, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "What happened today and what transpired throughout this week has been nothing short of a tragedy and a disgrace to the New York ...