Hi, and welcome back to the Carol Markowitz show on IHeartRadio. 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. Just, ew. But coming into someone's home

and taking away their animal who isn't bothering

anyone scares me and I think it scared a lot of people who heard the story. And I've seen a lot of

commentary around this go something like people are more concerned about squirrels and they are about

blank. It could be, you know, anything.

I saw high grocery prices, the border, death in Gaza, etc. But I want to say that I found it very

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