Last year, New York state authorities seized and euthanized an Instagram-famous squirrel named Peanut and a raccoon named Fred. In New York, it’s illegal to keep animals like squirrels and raccoons as ...

House Bill 251 would allow raccoons and gray squirrels to be kept as pets without a permit under certain circumstances. (Photo by Cappi Thompson/Getty Images) A state agency’s seizure and euthanasia ...

A squirrel and a raccoon were caught on camera risking their lives as they incautiously engaged with a huge alligator in the Florida swamps. In a post shared on TikTok in March by a local, under the ...

The controversy over Peanut, the pet squirrel and social media sensation seized by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and euthanized last week, has raised questions about who can and ...

Rep. James Spillane, R-Deerfield, introduced a bill to allow the ownership of some squirrels and raccoons in New Hampshire. Spillane wants to prevent another situation like one in New York, where ...