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A few days ago, this big story broke involving a squirrel.

A guy in New York State had taken a squirrel and a raccoon as a pet and put them on the internet.

Peanut the squirrel became an internet sensation, had half a million followers, and people just loved that little guy. Then a few days

ago, the Department of Environmental Conservation seized Peanut and the raccoon named Fred from owner Mark Lungo's

home. He had an animal sanctuary in rural Pine City, New York. They then euthanized the animals.

So they take the animals from this guy's house where he films himself snuggling with this

squirrel and kissing the squirrel constantly and they're just like best friends and they kill him.

They kill the squirrel. A lot of people were outraged, me included. Now, I think it's important to note

that I hate squirrels. I am not into them at all.

I have an animal-loving mom who saves turtles and, you know, feeds stray cats, and she used to feed

the squirrels on my balcony in Brooklyn. and I was very anti that whole thing.

They're really gross.

They're gross.

They're vicious.

I mean, I think the only animal I dislike more than squirrels are pigeons.

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