The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) pre-planned to euthanize a domesticated squirrel and raccoon owned by online personality Mark Longo before conducting a search warrant on his residence last October, Judicial Watch has learned as a result of filing a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) lawsuit.
On October 30, 2024, Longo’s home was raided by law enforcement officers with the Department of Environmental Conservation and Bureau of Wildlife, where Peanut the Squirrel and Fred the Raccoon were seized and later euthanized for rabies testing.
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