A beloved pet squirrel with 1000’s of adoring followers on social media has been taken away by state officers and could also be euthanized, in keeping with its proprietor.
Peanut or P’Nut the squirrel has over 500,000 followers on Instagram and is a beloved mascot of P’Nut’s Freedom Farm, a 501c3 animal rescue primarily based in New York state.
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In a submit shared on Instagram on October 30, his household shared “there is a particular place in hell” for the individuals who referred to as the New York Division of Conservation on little Peanut, now seven years outdated.
“The NY State DEC confirmed as much as my home and took Peanut,” reads the submit. “He was TAKEN to the EUTHANIZED. Im in shock, disbelief, and disgusted to the individuals who did this to, PNUT. For the final 7 years, Peanut has been my finest good friend. He’s been the middle of my world and plenty of of yours for thus lengthy, I don’t know the best way to course of this, emotionally.”
Peanut or P’Nut the squirrel has 532,000 followers on Instagram. (peanut_the_squirrel12 through Instagram)
Peanut was found by his household, Mark Longo, when he was 5 weeks outdated after his mom was hit by an oncoming car. He was then lovingly nursed again to well being and wouldn’t return to the wild when launched.
Within the years since, Peanut and Mark have charmed the web with movies of home life, foolish antics, and having fun with numerous meals collectively. They then expanded to proceed work on an animal rescue in Peanut’s title.
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“Final yr we moved to NY in hopes of beginning a NONPROFIT animal rescue in PNUT’s Title,” learn the Instagram submit. “@pnuts_freedom_farm will perpetually stay in PNUT’s reminiscence. With over 350 rescues, we’ve relied closely on PNUT and his web household to assemble donations to assist extra animals. I don’t even understand how will proceed to fundraise for this nonprofit.”
Donations are at present being accepted on a GoFundMe for P’Nut’s Freedom Farm in mild of the current information of the beloved squirrel’s potential euthanasia by the hands of state officers.
Peanut was rescued at 5 weeks outdated by his adoptive human mother and father after his mom was run over by a automobile. (peanut_the_squirrel12 through Instagram)
“Following a number of studies from the general public in regards to the probably unsafe housing of wildlife that would carry rabies and the unlawful maintaining of wildlife as pets, DEC carried out an investigation,” learn a press release shared by the New York DEC to Fox Information Digital. “DEC’s investigation is ongoing and extra data might be offered because it turns into out there.”
A petition on Change.org in help of Peanut’s secure return house at present has just below 20,000 signatures. It’s in opposition to the regulation in New York to personal a wild animal with out a license.
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It’s unclear whether or not Peanut has been euthanized but; a video from Oct. 31 claims that his household doesn’t know this data presently.
