Heartbroken New York State Animal Lover Still Seeking Answers About Pet Squirrel’s Death

Mark Longo says heavy-handed search of his property by authorities felt like ‘persecution.’

Mark Longo's pet squirrel Peanut, in this file photo. Courtesy of Mark Longo via AP

Mark Longo looked out the window of his home in Pine City, New York, on Nov. 3 as a line of cars began to form like a funeral procession.

They were coming to pay tribute to Peanut, also called P'Nut, a gray squirrel who was more than just an animal to Longo.