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.

Peanut the squirrel, the Instagram-famous rodent whose killing by New York State environmental officers became a brief election flashpoint, did not have rabies after all, officials have said.

What started as a normal day for New York resident, Mark Longo, and his rescue squirrel named Peanut also known as PNUT or PNut turned into an unexpected and earth-shattering nightmare that the compassionate,