This story has been updated to include newly-acquired information from the New York State Police about the number of bomb threats reported by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, in addition to the bomb threat locations.

A man who took in an orphaned squirrel and made it a social media star vowed Saturday that New York state’s decision to seize and euthanize the animal “won’t go unheard.”

The owners of Peanut the Squirrel have spoken out after the pet was seized and euthanized by authorities. Mark and Daniela Longo suspect someone jealous of their success may have called the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to have the animal removed from their sanctuary.

Mark Longo, who called Peanut the Squirrel his pet for this past seven years, described the New York's decision to seize and euthanize the wild animal turned social media star a "disgrace." "What happened today and what transpired throughout this week has been nothing short of a tragedy and a disgrace to the New York state,

The plight of an Instagram-famous pet squirrel that was euthanised by New York wildlife officials has become a campaign talking point two days before the US presidential election. Donald Trump's running mate,

Facebook post said, featuring a statement attributed to former President Donald Trump on what looks like a campaign press release. "New York authorities, under their terrible Governor, put more effort into finding an eliminating a squirrel,

Fans have been in an uproar since internet sensation Peanut the squirrel was seized from his owner's home and euthanized by New York officials this week, over what they say was the unfair killing of a beloved family member.

Republican lawmakers have condemned the decision by state officials to kill the squirrel as unnaceptable government overreach.