Les agents de la faune de New York ont perquisitionné la maison de Mark Longo, saisissant son écureuil Peanut après que de multiples plaintes ont été déposées
Il à été euthanasié en raison d’un risque de propagation du virus de la rage.
Peanut est une sensation sur Internet devenu une vedette d’Instagram et régalait ses quelque 500'000 abonnés. Connu pour porter des chapeaux de cow-boy et partager des gaufres avec des chats.
Le raid, que Longo décrit comme excessif, a également conduit à la confiscation de Fred le raton laveur. Avec près de 20 000 partisans ralliés à « Libérez Peanut », Longo, qui certifie légalement Peanut comme une icône éducative
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the last thing i have to say about “peanut the squirrel” and “fred the raccoon” (as someone who has been working with wildlife since i was 17) is that this is why you don’t post wildlife on the internet. that man killed those animals the moment he decided to exploit them on the internet for money. keep your animals in secrecy, whatever. but he made his bed the moment he decided to post them, and it’s those animals who paid the price.
Social media star Peanut, also known as P'nut, and a raccoon named Fred, were euthanized by officials last year
By: Rhian Lubin
Published: Aug 10, 2025
The owners of P’Nut the Squirrel are reportedly seeking $10million in damages from the State of New York after the social media star was euthanized last year.
Peanut, also known as P'nut, and a raccoon named Fred, lived at a New York sanctuary run by Mark Longo and Daniela Bittner at their home in Southport, Chemung County.
Both animals were executed after local and state officials took them away in a raid last year.
The couple has filed a lawsuit in the New York Court of Claims, arguing that the execution of their pets was a “senseless act of violence” and “obscene demonstration of government abuse,” according to court documents obtained by the New York Post.
Peanut gained tens of thousands of followers on Instagram, TikTok and other platforms. Online videos show the squirrel skittering on Longo’s shoulders, holding and eating waffles and wearing a tiny cowboy hat.
[ The owners of P’Nut the Squirrel are seeking $10 million in damages from the State of New York after the social media star was euthanized last year. ]
In October last year, the Department of Environmental Conservation raided the couple’s home to seize Peanut and Fred. According to the agency, they had received several complaints about illegally keeping animals in an unsafe environment.
Officials seized the animals, when Peanut bit a state wildlife biologist through a thick leather glove, prompting rabies concerns. Both animals were subsequently euthanized and later tested negative for rabies. News of their deaths made headlines around the world.
Longo and Bittner filed a separate suit on June 27 in Chemung County Supreme Court against the county and more than 30 individuals from local and state government over the incident.
The couple argues they have suffered emotional trauma and financial losses since the deaths of their pets, according to both lawsuits, the Post reports.
Longo said he found Peanut years ago in New York City after the animal's mother was hit by a car. It’s against New York state law to possess a wild animal without a license, though Longo and Bittner took steps last year to become wildlife rehabilitators.
On October 30, Longo claimed he was trying to get the proper licensing for Peanut to be certified as an educational animal. However, he had failed to comply with state laws that require owners to get a license for a wild animal in time.
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A pet squirrel who was a social media star before being seized by authorities in upstate New York has tested negative for rabies.
By: Michael Hill
Published: Nov 13, 2024
Peanut, the social media star squirrel at the center of a national furor after it was seized from its owner in upstate New York and euthanized, has tested negative for rabies, a county official said Tuesday.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation took the squirrel and a raccoon named Fred on Oct. 30 from Mark Longo’s home and animal sanctuary in rural Pine City, near the Pennsylvania border. The agency said it had received complaints that wildlife was being kept illegally and potentially unsafely, but officials have faced a barrage of criticism for the seizure. Government workers said they have since faced violent threats.
The DEC and the Chemung County officials have said the squirrel and raccoon were euthanized so they could be tested for rabies after Peanut bit a DEC worker involved in the investigation.
Chemung County Executive Chris Moss said tests on the two animals came back negative during a news conference detailing the county’s role in the incident. He said the county worked with the state and followed protocols.
Peanut gained tens of thousands of followers on Instagram, TikTok and other platforms in the more than seven years since Longo took him in after seeing his mother get hit by a car in New York City. Longo has said he was in the process of filing paperwork to get Peanut certified as an educational animal when he was seized.
Longo on Tuesday said the negative test results were no surprise and criticized the government’s actions.
“It’s no real big shocker to me, considering I lived with Peanut for seven-and-a-half years and Fred for five months. I’m not foaming at the mouth,” he said. “I knew the test results were going to be negative.”
The DEC said in a prepared statement there was an internal investigation and that they were reviewing internal policies and procedures.
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TL;DR They executed a beloved pet and social media star for literally no reason.
A coups de vidéos le montrant sautant d’un coin à l’autre et chipant des aliments, l’écureuil noir était devenu une vedette d’Instagram, dépassant les 500'000 abonnés. Mais les autorités sanitaires de l’Etat de New York, alertées par «de nombreux signalements sur l’hébergement potentiellement dangereux d’animaux sauvages susceptibles d’être porteurs de la rage et la détention illégale d’animaux sauvages en tant qu’animaux de compagnie», s’étaient rendues au domicile de Mark Longo mercredi 30 octobre 2024 et ont saisi l’écureuil, ainsi qu’un raton laveur. Car le propriétaire des animaux a ouvert un refuge, le «P’Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary». Le vendredi, les autorités ont annoncé que les animaux avaient été euthanasiés pour être testés contre la rage, en précisant qu’une personne avait été mordue par «Peanut l’écureuil». Elles ont appelé toute personne ayant été en contact avec les bêtes à consulter un médecin. Mais pour Mark Longo, «le combat continue». Sur Instagram, il a demandé aux admirateurs de «Peanut l’écureuil» de l’aider à récolter des fonds pour ses «batailles judiciaires» et pour son «refuge».
Des gangs de migrants sèment le chaos à New York, mais les autorités préfèrent utiliser les ressources des contribuables pour saisir et euthanasier un écureuil innocent nommé Peanut.
I am disgusted with what these “authorities” in New York did to poor Peanut and Fred! It literally makes me sick to my stomach! New York voters must get rid of these corrupt bureaucrats in their city. No pet is safe in these Democrat run cesspools of crime!
