Peanut the squirrel, a pet that became a social media star, has been euthanized after New York state authorities seized it during a raid.

A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet after they seized it during a raid that also yielded a raccoon named Fred.

It has not been announced that the bomb threats correlate with the seizure and euthanasia of Peanut the Squirrel.