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Lead investigator behind seizing of P'Nut the squirrel is unmasked - as officials give an update
Daily Mail ^ | 11-9-24 | ALEXA CIMINO

Posted on 11/09/2024 3:09:21 PM PST by dynachrome

State investigators are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of the beloved Instagram famous P'Nut the squirrel.

The DEC is conducting an internal investigation into the controversial raid on Mark Longo's home, where both P'Nut and Fred the raccoon were seized and euthanized.

Despite Longo's claims that officers wore protective gloves, the animals were killed and decapitated for rabies testing after P'Nut allegedly bit an agent's hand.

'An internal investigation into the matter is ongoing, and we are reviewing internal policies and procedures to ensure we continue serving this core mission,' a DEC spokesperson told The New York Post on Friday.

State and local health departments, including the DEC, the state Health Department, and the Chemung County Health Department, have been tight-lipped about the rabies test results and the condition of the injured agent.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dec; fred; fredtheraccoon; governmentoverreach; joshuacrain; longo; marklongo; murdered; newyork; pnut; pnutthesquirrel; raccoon; richardrich; richardwrich; richardwrichjr; squirrel; wildlife
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To: Jamestown1630

That’s not why the Longos were raided.

Meanwhile...

https://nypost.com/2024/11/08/us-news/pnut-the-squirrel-and-fred-the-raccoon-honored-at-hometown-memorial-we-wont-let-them-die-in-vain/

The turnout for the memorial was very well attended.


61 posted on 11/09/2024 6:38:05 PM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

The really interesting bit...

I can see why the DEC would stonewall and make people go through the FOIL process.

But what does the Chemung County have to hide...?

Inquiring minds want to know.


62 posted on 11/09/2024 6:41:12 PM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

I’m not speaking of any underlying or ulterior reason. What did the warrant actually say?


63 posted on 11/09/2024 6:42:31 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: mewzilla

So the Chemung County Health Department knows what’s going on, but the county sheriff’s department was left out of the loop...

Okaaaaay...


64 posted on 11/09/2024 6:43:16 PM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: Jamestown1630

I’ve only seen the first page of the application.

And that provided no answers.

Though the county sheriff’s department is mentioned...


65 posted on 11/09/2024 6:48:38 PM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

Well, it’s illegal in most of the US (if not all) to keep wild native animals without a license.

If these people were doing that, the authorities had every right to investigate if they became aware of it.

I may not like the way this was executed, but I believe in following the law. These people ignored the rules for years, and set themselves up for this.


66 posted on 11/09/2024 7:13:39 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

A SWAT event is not justified for lack of a licrnse.
And gov’t currently requires license for too many things.
We are horribly over-regulated.


67 posted on 11/09/2024 7:16:18 PM PST by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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To: dynachrome

bttt


68 posted on 11/09/2024 7:16:21 PM PST by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Pray for President Trump. Never be a slave in a new Socialist America.)
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To: Jamestown1630

God forbid that all existing laws be enforced because you would be shocked and bankrupted just trying to comply.


69 posted on 11/09/2024 7:18:35 PM PST by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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To: Jamestown1630

Ask yourself this, if this is so cut-and-dried, why make everyone FOIL for info?

In NYS, that’s not quick, easy, or inexpensive.


70 posted on 11/09/2024 7:21:32 PM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: dynachrome

Jack booted thugs. This is your government.


71 posted on 11/09/2024 7:22:24 PM PST by Dave911
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To: hoosierham

As I’ve said, I don’t like the way this was executed, but there are very good reasons for the laws we have regarding the keeping of wildlife.

(One could as easily say that requiring a driver’s license is ‘horrible over-regulation’.)


72 posted on 11/09/2024 7:29:12 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

And demanding people go through FOIL for answers?

You cool with that, too?


73 posted on 11/09/2024 7:31:31 PM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

Why don’t the people who kept the squirrel just post the warrant?


74 posted on 11/09/2024 7:39:41 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: hoosierham

See post 15.

I don’t think it would have ‘bankrupted’ these people to protect their pet with a license.

They just couldn’t be bothered.


75 posted on 11/09/2024 7:42:45 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: dynachrome
If any information is detrimental to the State, its release will be delayed until it is falsified to be favorable to the State.
76 posted on 11/09/2024 7:44:09 PM PST by sport
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To: Jamestown1630

They recently moved to NY from NJ, which let them have the animals. With or without paperwork, I’m not certain.


77 posted on 11/09/2024 9:01:18 PM PST by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: Jamestown1630

You miss the point that so many things are regulated and licrnsed that literally no one can even know all the laws and be in complete compliance.


78 posted on 11/10/2024 7:20:43 AM PST by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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To: dynachrome

citing potential illegal housing of squirrel and moose.


79 posted on 11/10/2024 7:25:08 AM PST by Walmartian (Tagline Not Responding)
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To: dynachrome

I’m surprised they didn’t shoot the owner.


80 posted on 11/10/2024 10:24:17 AM PST by Leep (Re-elect deep state. 2024!)
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