P’nut the Squirrel is no longer chittering on this mortal coil after New York State goons at the state environmental conservation agency seized the lovable sciuridae scoundrel from his family and, without trial before a jury of his peers, put him to death alongside his raccoon friend.

The New York Post reports:

The 7-year-old gray rescue squirrel, commonly referred to as P’Nut on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, was put to death, along with Fred the raccoon, so that the animals could be tested for rabies, according to a statement from the agency obtained by WETM.
P’nut’s guardian, Mark Longo, took to Instagram to memorialize his beloved pet in a video.
Through tears, Longo, with his girlfriend at his side, said, “P’nut was the best thing that ever happened to us.”

A true American to the last, P’nut is reported to have gone down fighting:

The DEC claims that P’nut, who was notably docile and friendly over the course of his very public-facing life, bit one of the investigators on the hand while being confiscated from his Elmira home on Wednesday.

Whatever our differences, I think I speak for all Deciducrats and Conifservatives when I say P’nut will be remembered. Remember the Arboreal (Acrobat).