Mark Longo, who made a rescued squirrel named Peanut into a social media sensation, is desperately trying to get his beloved pet back after it was seized by authorities during a raid. The Department of Environmental Conservation seized Peanut and another pet raccoon named Fred, citing concerns over the illegal keeping of wildlife as pets and potential public health risks.
A New York man named Mark Longo , who has turned a rescued squirrel named Peanut into a social media star, is pleading for the return of his pet after it was seized by state authorities during a raid. Along with Peanut , a raccoon named Fred was also taken.
The raid was carried out by at least six officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, following multiple anonymous complaints regarding the potentially unsafe housing of wildlife and the illegal keeping of wildlife as pets. Longo fears that Peanut may have been euthanized as he does not know Peanut's current status
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