Fans mourn Peanut, the celebrity squirrel who was euthanized, post heartfelt messages

The Instagram famous model squirrel - Peanut was seized and euthanised by the New York officials on November 1, sparking outrage on social media, questioning the 'heartless act'. Peanut and Fred the raccoon were taken away from their owner Mark Lango after the former bit an office amid concerns of rabies. Taking to Instagram, Mark Lango shared that the official raided his house and took away his pets to euthanize them and he added that despite his plea and passionate cry, the official did not show any compassion.


Peanut the squirrel was loved by many as it helped Lango make content on Instagram. As Lango shared videos of the pet squirrel eating treats, jumping on clothes, playing around his house, it gained a lot of attention and the profile immediately got more than 500k followers.




Following its euthanization, netizens took to social media to pay tribute to the famous squirrel. One post read, "It is heartbreaking and so wrong! Where are all the animal organizations in outrage?”


One comment said, "I feel so sorry for this guy. The government came and took his squirrel “Peanut”, which he’s owned for 7 years, and another pet raccoon and euthanized them both, for no apparent reason. “Peanut” was the mascot for his animal non-profit and had a social media following of over a million people. When the government shows you and tells you who they are—believe them."




Making it a political issue, netizens even blamed the democrats. A X user stated, "Make sure everyone you know hears the story of Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon. The Democrats went too far this time. They raided this man because a hater reported them for having these pets. New York stole the animals and KILLED them. This is the Democrat Party ."

I feel so sorry for this guy. The government came and took his squirrel “Peanut”, which he’s owned for 7 years, and another pet raccoon and euthanized them both, for no apparent reason.

“Peanut” was the mascot for his animal non-profit and had a social media following of over a… pic.twitter.com/5EfoOKqelE

— 🇺🇸↪️aptain Ⓜ️organ🇺🇸 (@CaptainMorganTN) November 2, 2024

Make sure everyone you know hears the story of Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon. The Democrats went too far this time. They raided this man because a hater reported them for having these pets. New York stole the animals and KILLED them. This is the Democrat Party. pic.twitter.com/e5A9jkbLiS

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) November 2, 2024

Let’s make her famous: This is Monica Keasler, the person who ratted on Peanut the Squirrel. She deleted all of her social media accounts.

Monica Keasler it's OVER!!! pic.twitter.com/DXaMQCOIk7

— Ape𝕏 (@CubanOnlyTrump) November 3, 2024

Can we please not forget FRED the Raccoon he was also killed like Peanut the Squirrel 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/lKpZIuP3Ox

— paula wilson (@pwilsondtf) November 2, 2024

This couple rescued a squirrel and a raccoon and they even attempted to release them out into the wild again, once they were healed, but peanut was injured.
They have a non-profit animal rescue organization and the squirrel Peanut was the mascot. They had a 1 million person… pic.twitter.com/FTVgpfrCri

— Micki Larson-Olson (@QPATRIOTMLO1) November 3, 2024

🚨JUST ANNOUNCED: New York democrats just raided Mark Longo's home for having a pet 'Peanut' the Squirrel and Fred the Raccoon that he rescued. They stole his animal and killed it.

Vote Trump! He will save the squirrels and Raccoons! #TrumpVance2024ToSaveAmerica pic.twitter.com/a0NP5xXeoN

— AJ Huber (@Huberton) November 2, 2024

RIP to Fred the Raccoon and Peanut the Squirrel pic.twitter.com/buQIVkpqzj

— eddmoo (@realeddmoo) November 3, 2024

In a video shared by Lango, he stated that the New York officials got a search warrant from the judge for the squirrel and raccoon in his care and they took them away and killed them.