Mark Longo, who called Peanut the Squirrel his pet for this past seven years, described the New York's decision to seize and euthanize the wild animal turned social media star a "disgrace." "What happened today and what transpired throughout this week has been nothing short of a tragedy and a disgrace to the New York state,

A man who took in an orphaned squirrel and made it a social media star vowed Saturday that New York state’s decision to seize and euthanize the animal “won’t go unheard.”

The threats were made in response to the death of Peanut, or P'Nut, a squirrel seized by the DEC from Mark and Daniela Longo's home in the hamlet of Pine City, Chemung County, last week. The wildlife officials went to the property, which the couple run as ...