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Elon Musk has sparked a social media storm after expressing outrage over the state-mandated euthanisation of Peanut, a beloved pet squirrel and internet sensation. In a string of fiery posts on his X account, the tech mogul criticised the decision, which saw New York state officials seize Peanut from his owner’s home before euthanising the animal. Referring to the incident as a case of “government overreach,” Musk didn’t hold back, describing Peanut’s seizure as a "kidnapping" and his death as an "execution." Musk’s indignation on the matter has quickly drawn attention from his followers and sparked passionate discussions online, with...

Peanut has been a social media celebrity for seven years. An animal rescue nonprofit was built around him, saving hundreds of animals, from rodents to horses, from abuse, neglect, or simply bad luck. His story and his antics charmed millions of people, and helped people escape from the grittier and nastier realities of living in an unforgiving world. Until the New York government decided to raid his home and kill him

So many videos of animals discovered hungry and alone. The cameras are high quality, perfect camera angles zoomed on animal and also the human who discovers them for the first time. Yeah, what luck just happened to have this great camera running with my buddy the expert camera man in perfect position. These videos get huge numbers of views, nice mood music and editing, perhaps some organizations fund raise off them as well. I could be wrong, but most of them scream "staged" to me. I could see it happening on occasion but there are just so many of these...