Peanut the Instagram-famous squirrel is seized by New York officials
by Associated Press from on (#6RX32)
Wild squirrel that was taken in by Mark Longo seven years ago was confiscated after conservation officials received reports of potentially unsafe housing of wildlife'
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.
Multiple anonymous complaints about Peanut - also spelled P'Nut or PNUT - brought at least six officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to Mark Longo's home on Wednesday, Longo said.
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