Officials say local laws meant that Peanut should not have been kept as a pet. Mark Longo says a controversial raid violated ...

PINE CITY, N.Y. (WENY) -- A major update in the ongoing lawsuits from "Peanut the Squirrel's" owner, Mark Longo. The man at the center of the online controversy says he has new proof that he and his ...

Peanut's owner, Mark Longo of Pine City, traveled to Albany to speak in support of a proposed state law that would provide for due process for wildlife in animal sanctuaries.

Peanut the squirrel, a rescue squirrel owned by Mark Longo, of Pine City, became an internet sensation with thousands of followers on social media.

Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against DEC seeking documents regarding the seizure and euthanasia of Pine City internet sensation Peanut the squirrel.

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 pet squirrel named Peanut, who was a social media star before being seized by authorities in upstate New York, has tested negative for rabies.