The euthanization of two beloved pets, Peanut the Squirrel and Fred the Raccoon, has sparked significant backlash online, especially after the animals tested negative for rabies post-mortem.

The squirrel’s owner, Mark Longo, told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday that he is filing a “very big” lawsuit and demanding answers after his squirrel and raccoon, Fred, were seized in a warrant search and later euthanized. Like The Hill ...

Peanut the Squirrel, a beloved pet who was an internet sensation before being euthanized by New York officials was earmarked to be killed a week before officials say it bit a person during a raid.

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

Chemung County Executive Christopher Moss confirmed that the rabies results for Peanut and Fred came back negative.

Peanut the pet squirrel, who was a social media star before being seized by authorities in upstate New York, tested negative for rabies after being euthanized, a county official said Tuesday.

Peanut the squirrel, the Instagram-famous rodent whose killing by New York State environmental officers became a brief election flashpoint, did not have rabies after all, officials have said.

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.