This is what we pay the bureaucratic masters to do…….

Peanut the Squirrel, beloved pet and internet sensation, euthanized after being seized by NY state

The seven-year-old gray rescue squirrel, commonly referred to as “P’Nut” was put to death by the DEC, along with Fred the raccoon, so that the animals could be tested for the presence of rabies, according to a statement from the agency.