Mark Longo fondly remembers waking up in his south-central New York home to the pitter-patter of little feet. They didn't belong to a cat or dog, but to a squirrel named Peanut who stole the hearts of ...

Peanut the squirrel and Fred the racoon have captivated people across the nation − and rallied those who find the animals' euthanasia at the hands of the government unjust. That fervor has only grown ...

Months after beloved squirrel Peanut died after he was seized by authorities, his owner is letting a new animal into his life. Mark Longo, who owned the internet-famous rodent (also known as P’Nut or ...

New York Republicans are pushing a new law to protect animals after a beloved pet squirrel and internet star named P’Nut was taken and killed by state environmental officers late last year. The bill, ...

The death of an internet-famous pet squirrel highlights the problems with American foreign policy, according to a prominent Russian official. On Tuesday, county officials said that the squirrel, which ...

Handwritten cards, trinkets and paintings bearing chipper squirrels and raccoons fill the floor of a bedroom in Mark Longo's New York home. The case kicked off a national outcry as Longo has been ...

Peanut the Squirrel, a beloved pet who was an internet sensation before it was confiscated and then killed by New York state officials, was found to be rabies-free after it was euthanized in order to ...

Elon Musk on Tuesday contrasted the lack of action against individuals on Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged client list to the controversial euthanasia of pet squirrel "Peanut" last year. What happened: In an ...

Influencer Mark Longo’s squirrel and raccoon died after they were seized by authorities in 2024 Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned ...