Mark Longo's pet squirrel, Peanut, and raccoon, Fred, were seized and euthanized by New York officials in October. Now he is looking for answers.

A pet squirrel named Peanut, who was a social media star before being seized by authorities in upstate New York, has tested negative for rabies.

Peanut the squirrel, the Instagram-famous rodent whose killing by New York State environmental officers became a brief election flashpoint, did not have rabies after all, officials have said.