Seeking a ‘Proper Burial,’ Owner of Peanut the Squirrel — a Sad Symbol of Government Overreach — Pleads for the Return of Euthanized Pet
Mark Longo wants to bury the social media sensation, along with his raccoon Fred, months after they were seized and killed by New York officials.

Nearly three months after a viral social media sensation, Peanut the Squirrel and a raccoon named Fred, were seized by agents of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation and euthanized, their owner is fighting for their bodies to be returned.
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