Why Peanut and Fred mattered

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​  David Vance SubstackRead More

Let’s start with the top line story and THEN we will delve deeper.

An orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut was euthanised after New York authorities seized the beloved pet during a raid on his caretaker’s home, authorities said.

After anonymous complaints, officers from the state’s department of environmental conservation (DEC) took the squirrel called Peanut 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.


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