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A pet squirrel that gained social media fame was ... “Peanut was the best thing that ever happened to us.” The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation seized the pet, along ...

In addition, a person involved with the investigation was bitten by the squirrel. To test for rabies, both animals were euthanized,” the agencies said in a statement, CBS News in New York reported.