who said he lost his squirrel — and his pet raccoon, Fred — just as he was filing the requisite paperwork to make them legal. He said he knew they didn’t have rabies since he’d lived with Peanut for more than seven years and Fred for five months.

On Oct. 30 both Peanut and Fred were confiscated by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, and later both animals were euthanized in order to be tested for rabies. Both animals tested negative for the disease.