New York environmental agents snapped the last photo of P’Nut, who can be seen perched on his hind legs inside a cage – ...

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 out of Albany.

P’Nut the squirrel, a social media star, was seized and killed by state officials. Now, GOP lawmakers are demanding due ...

ALBANY — Five months after the seizure and euthanasia of Peanut the squirrel, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said it is reviewing its protocol for dealing with illegal wildlife to ...

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

The grieving owner of Peanut the squirrel and his raccoon sidekick, Fred, says the bill will ‘make sure that animal rights ...

Peanut’s Law was officially introduced on April 8, 2025, at the New York State Capitol. It proposes a mandatory 72-hour ...

New York State environmental officials are revamping their wildlife enforcement procedures in the wake of public outcry over ...

This was P’Nut’s fur-well. The world’s most famous squirrel looked happy, healthy and at ease in his final moments — just before state agents brutally beheaded him, a heart wrenching new ...

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 ...