Then, on October 30, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation ordered the capture of both the famous squirrel and a civilian raccoon named Fred. According to Longo, government agents cleared the house.
“Following multiple reports from the public about potentially unsafe wild animal captivity, the potential for rabies, and the illegal keeping of wild animals as pets, DEC has launched an investigation ,” a statement provided to the Administration. time read. the DEC requires a license to keep both squirrels and raccoons as pets.
Two days later, the Bureau euthanized both animals, explaining that one had bitten an agent and they needed to be tested for rabies.
When Longo shared the news about P’Nut being placed under government control, it caused outrage. The news of his death made him a minor martyr.
ONE Change.org’s petition calls for reform of the DEC there were nearly 60,000 signatures as of Monday.
“That squirrel has done more for the community [sic] you will,” one signer wrote in the comments section. “Trash, you are all trash.”
ONE GoFundMe crowdfunding campaignwas also released and had grossed over $177K as of Monday. According to the page, the donation will cover Longos’ legal fees and support the farm.
Mark Longo speculation comes New York Post Office that a jealous tipster called a government agency to complain.
“Maybe someone thinks I’m using this place to make a lot of money,” he said. “Will this do wonders for my OnlyFans? Absolute. It makes a lot of money from this.”
Some conservatives see P’Nut as a symbol, representing to them his plight of unjust government overreach. On Sunday, at a rally in Sanford, North Carolina, Vance said that Trump “exploded” about the death of the animal.
“I know Don is excited about P’nut the Squirrel,” he said. “He said, ‘You know, did the Democrats really kill Elon Musk’s squirrel?’ Have you seen the video about this squirrel? He’s like a genius. Or him.”
Musk also posted several posts against P’Nut’s arrest and subsequent death, including sharing a meme of a squirrel dressed as a Jedi that he called “Obi Pnut Kenobi.”
“The government is not allowed to burst into your home and kill your pets! That’s so messy,” he wrote Saturday in a post on X (formerly Twitter), the social media site he owns. “Even if keeping a squirrel as a pet was illegal (it shouldn’t be), why kill Pnut instead of just releasing it into the woods!?”
A Republican congressman from the state of New York, Jake Blumencranzeven announced plans to introduce laws in the name of animalstitled “Peanut Law: Humane Animal Protection Act.”
If this truly is the “October surprise” we have been waiting for this election cycle, it could not be more surprising—not just because of the delay of a few days but also because it is the first first it happens. memory that a rodent (sometimes wearing a small cowboy hat) is the focus of a political party’s final debates before a presidential election.
Surprise!
