Peanut, who has amassed more than half a million Instagram followers, was euthanized by officials to be tested for rabies.

Peanut the squirrel, a pet that became a social media star, has been euthanized after New York state authorities seized it during a raid.

An Instagram-famous squirrel named Peanut was seized from his owner on Wednesday, October 30th, and people everywhere are outraged; so much so that there's a petition that's already been signed by nearly 25 thousand people to get Peanut back home.