Peanut the pet squirrel, who was a social media star before being seized by authorities in upstate New York, tested negative for rabies after being euthanized, a county official said Tuesday.

Social media users are mourning the loss of the beloved social media star Peanut the Squirrel after he was euthanized on Friday. Peanut, or PNUT, was a rescue squirrel who lived with his owner content creator Mark Longo for seven years.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation says it is investigating the seizure of Peanut the squirrel, who was later euthanized, from an upstate home.

Peanut, the social media star squirrel at the center of a national furor after it was seized from its owner in upstate New York and euthanized, has tested negative for rabies, a county official said Tuesday. The state Department of Environmental ...