"Losing Peanut and Fred was a travesty and it's going ... People were starting to call me the squirrel dad. As people came along (and said), 'You're doing this for clout.' (I said), 'Let somebody ...

Peanut the Squirrel/Instagram Months after beloved squirrel Peanut died after he was seized by authorities, his owner is letting a new animal into his life. Mark Longo, who owned the internet ...

He declined to specify his possible next steps but said officials would hear from him soon about what happened to Peanut the squirrel and Fred, a rescued raccoon that was also confiscated and put ...

Almost as soon as P’nut and Fred were confiscated a more complex story emerged. Mark Longo is behind two social media presences: The Instagram account @‌squirrel_dad_12, which points to a ...

Peanut the Squirrel went from being an anonymous street rodent, to a famous influencer, to a billion dollar cryptocurrency. His story is a parable of the modern attention economy.

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

Owners of Peanut the Squirrel, who amassed 700,000 followers on Instagram, confirmed his euthanasia in a video posted to Instagram. Last fall, representatives from DEC, investigating a complaint ...