New York Republicans Push ‘Peanut’s Law’ To Prevent Repeat of Killing of Furry Social Media Sensation
The grieving owner of Peanut the squirrel and his raccoon sidekick, Fred, says the bill will ‘make sure that animal rights are not overlooked.’

Lawmakers at Albany, acting in the name of a pet squirrel named Peanut put down after allegedly biting an animal control officer, are pushing a law to prevent animals seized by the state from being promptly euthanized without an administrative hearing.
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