"The DEC made the devastating decision to euthanize our beloved Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon," said Longo in a statement on Nov. 1 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE.

Mark Longo, the owner of the Instagram-famous squirrel, Peanut, is mourning the loss of his beloved pet. On Nov. 1, Longo took to Instagram to reveal Peanut had been euthanized, along with his pet ...

Mark Longo, the owner of the Instagram-famous squirrel, Peanut, is mourning the loss of his beloved pet. On Nov. 1, Longo took to Instagram to reveal Peanut had been euthanized, along with his ...

Two days after he was seized from his home in New York, Peanut the Squirrel has been euthanized. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Chemung County Department of Health ...

"Im in shock, disbelief, and disgusted," Peanut's owner Mark Longo wrote on Instagram Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a ...

Fans have been in an uproar since internet sensation Peanut the squirrel was seized from his owner's home and euthanized by New York officials this week, over what they say was the unfair killing ...

Peanut, the Instagram-famous squirrel that was seized from its owner's home Wednesday, has been euthanized by New York state officials. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ...

Longo, who runs an animal refuge inspired by his squirrel buddy called P’Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary, took to Instagram to mourn Peanut’s loss. “Well internet, you WON,” Longo posted.