Michael Bacarella wrote on X: “Squirrels did about $5000 worth of property damage to my house by chewing through some pipes.”
Report that Karen Przyklek is the NYSDEC who ordered for Peanut the Squirrel to be killed is UNCONFIRMED.
An orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut was euthanized after state authorities seized the beloved pet during a raid on his caretaker’s home, authorities said Friday. READ MORE HERE
After anonymous complaints, officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation took the squirrel and a raccoon named Fred from Mark Longo’s home near the Pennsylvania border in rural Pine City on Wednesday, Longo said.
On Friday, the DEC and Chemung County Department of Health confirmed both animals’ fate.
