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A gray squirrel blinks while holding a peanut in its mouth as he stands in the green of the Central Park on April 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

Report: N.Y. Planned ‘Peanut’ The Squirrel Execution Ahead Of ‘Squirrel Raid’

A new report has revealed that it took at least 12 New York animal cops in a four-hour “squirrel raid” to find and seize a pet squirrel and raccoon from an amateur sanctuary. The case drew national scrutiny from Vice President JD Vance and tech giant Elon Musk.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA - FEBRUARY 2: Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil after he did not see his shadow predicting an early Spring during the 138th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Friday February 2, 2024 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Groundhog Day is a popular tradition in the United States and Canada. Over 40,000 people spent a night of revelry awaiting the sunrise and the groundhog's exit from his winter den. If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his den. Early spring arrives if he does not see his shadow, causing Phil to remain above ground. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

PETA Urges End to Groundhog Day Tradition, Proposes ‘Vegan Weather Cake’ Alternative To Punxsutawney Phil

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling to axe a beloved American tradition, replacing it with what it calls a “delicious” vegan substitution.

TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Yana Marull A captive jaguar rests in an enclosure at Petro Velho Farm, a refuge of the non-governmental organization NEX in Corumba de Goias, about 80 km from Brasilia, on January 11, 2013. Nex, an NGO aimed at preserving and defending the life of endangered Brazilian wild cats, has a sanctuary in the state of Goias which receives big cats from across the country which cannot return to nature. AFP PHOTO/Evaristo SA (Photo credit should read EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images)

Washington: 20 Sanctuary Cats Tragically Die After ‘Contracting Bird Flu’

A wildlife sanctuary in Washington state suffered the loss of 20 big cats due to the bird flu virus, the sanctuary announced, calling the deaths a heartbreaking “significant loss.”

US-born giant panda Bei Bei eats bamboo in its enclosure at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, in China's southwestern Sichuan province on June 12, 2024. After years of charming millions of people around the world with their furry bodies and clumsy antics, foreign-born giant pandas are adapting to new lives in China. The fluffy envoys are loaned to overseas zoos as part of Beijing's "panda diplomacy", with the offspring returned to China within a few years of their birth to join breeding programmes. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP) / To go with AFP story China-conservation-animal-panda, FOCUS by Glenda Kwek (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)

2 Pandas Coming To U.S. From China For First Time In 21 Years

Pandas are officially being shipped back to the United States from China for the first time in 21 years.

TAKOMA PARK, MD - MAY 15: A newly molted periodical cicada clings to a plant on May 15, 2021 in Takoma Park, Maryland. Once soil temperatures reach about 64°F, billions or perhaps trillions of Magicicada periodical cicada -- members of Brood X -- will emerge in fifteen states and the District of Columbia after living underground for 17 years they will molt, mate and die within a matter of weeks. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cicada Broods on Verge of Emergence as Sightings Reported Across U.S.

An insect event that hasn’t happened in over 200 years is expected to take place across the U.S. this spring.

Autopsy Reveals Suzanne Morphew Died By Homicide

An autopsy revealed Suzanne Morphew, a mother of two who went missing nearly four years ago, died by homicide with several different drugs in her system.