5715 The Death of Peanut the Squirrel!
Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux
Stefan Molyneux
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2024
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I explore the gripping tale of Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon, who were taken from a couple that raised them. We discuss the couple's journey, characterized by their unique bond with their pets and the emotional turmoil they faced when state intervention disrupted their lives. I analyze the implications of governmental overreach and the irony of targeting a cherished pet amid a backdrop of urban wildlife issues. The conversation delves into public and media reactions, the role of social media fame, and how these dynamics shape perceptions of animal rights and individual freedoms. We examine the societal implications of this incident, reflecting on themes of community surveillance, neighborly tensions, and the broader cultural context of freedom versus control, ultimately inviting listeners to contemplate the complexities of human-animal relationships in today's world.
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| 0:00.0 | Yes, yes, good morning, everybody. It's squirrel time. Fluffy-tailed rodent slaughter is the topic of |
| 0:07.3 | the day. And we are going to talk all things squirrel-related. Peanut, the dead squirrel, and Fred |
| 0:18.6 | the raccoon have both been, they know so euthanized. It wasn't euthanized. They were killed. |
| 0:24.1 | And this is really, really something. So just a brief overview of it. There's a squirrel dad. |
| 0:33.3 | He's a young, hot guy with a heavily tattooed, and I don't believe entirely authentically |
| 0:39.2 | boobed wife. |
| 0:40.7 | He's got his tats as well. |
| 0:43.0 | And this guy Longo witnessed the squirrel's mom get hit by a car. |
| 0:50.4 | And baby peanut was orphaned. |
| 0:53.0 | So he took the baby squirrel in and raised it over the next eight months. |
| 0:59.0 | And then he tried to release it to the wild. |
| 1:02.2 | And what he says is the owner, |
| 1:04.9 | I released him in the backyard, and a day and a half later, |
| 1:07.4 | I found him sitting on my porch, |
| 1:09.7 | missing half his tail. So here I am bawling my eyes out |
| 1:12.7 | like I failed you as you're human. And I kind of opened the door. He ran inside, and that was the |
| 1:17.6 | last of Peanuts' wildlife career. So that was five years ago. And they've got millions of fans. |
| 1:27.7 | Millions of fans. |
| 1:28.8 | Now, believe it or not, I looked up, |
| 1:31.8 | what animals you're not allowed to keep as pets in New York? |
| 1:37.2 | Wolves, foxes, coyotes, coyotes, hyenas, dingoes, |
| 1:41.8 | especially if they get your baby, jackals and other undomesticated dogs. |
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