On October 30th the brave and fearless officers of the NYDEC executed a search warrant at the “Peanut Animal Sanctuary” in Pine City, NY. They then seized Peanut and Fred, a racoon. During the seizing process Peanut bit one of the interlopers. He was taken into custody and euthanized. This is necessary to test for rabies.
The owner, Mark Lango, was naturally upset that two of the animals under his care were killed…in the interest of public health and safety. Yeah sure.
Peanut was rescued as an orphaned baby and cared for by Mr. Lango. Peanut soon became an internet star with over 500K followers.
New Yorkers can sleep well tonight knowing that the NYDEC is on the job. Oh yeah, when tested for rabies both Peanut and Fred were disease free. Seems like this organization would have better things to do rather than seize family pets, much less an internet star.
Peace
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What a sad misuse of force of law and police. I can’t think of a more peaceful and charming member of the community than a person who tends an orphaned squirrel. Government officials at the very most should have offered him a wildlife rehab license.
Marjohna: Agree. Is this another unnecessary government agency? Brings up a few ??’s. A search warrant has to have an explanation of what is to be searched and the reason it is to be searched. This warrant should have a complainant and a signed affidavit. It’s a matter of public record and the SW can be obtained with a FOIA request. A Judge has to review and sign the SW. Brings up the question fo what the hell is going on there. Peace