READ https://www.judicialwatch.org/authori… Judicial Watch received 163 pages of records from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) lawsuit which show authorities had planned to euthanize a squirrel named “Peanut” and a raccoon named “Fred” before they were seized from Pine City, NY, resident Mark Longo. The incident report from the raid on Longo’s home shows that 12 law enforcement personnel were involved in the October 30, 2024, operation to seize Peanut and Fred. The records also show that Peanut was decapitated for rabies analysis after a wildlife biologist who seized the animal from Longo claimed to have been bitten on the thumb. The records were produced as part of two FOIL requests filed on November 6, 2024. The Department of Environmental Conservation initially failed to comply, but a Judicial Watch lawsuit filed last month seems to have expedited the release of the records (Judicial Watch Inc. v Sean Mahar, Interim Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (No. 902596-25)).