Officials released a timeline of the decision to euthanize the squirrel, whose confiscation led to outrage from some on the right and death threats to those deemed responsible.

P’Nut the squirrel did not have rabies, tests show, after he was seized from his owners and decapitated.The animal became a symbol of government overreach to supporters after being taken from an animal sanctuary in upstate New York and euthanised last month.

P’nut, an Instagram-famous squirrel that was seized and euthanized by New York state and entered the political fray before the election, was negative for rabies, state officials said Tuesday. The squirrel’s owner, Mark Longo, told NewsNation’s Chris ...