Squirrel Daddy Turns Out to Be OnlyFans Star

On Instagram, Longo has two accounts:one dedicated to P'Nut and the other his personal account, called "squirrel_dad_12".

He pointed out to the Post that he kept his social media accounts separate. "I had my own kind of squirrel dad account, my own Instagram. And it's me doing my workouts and a lot of the times, you know, I don't have time to make [dual] content like I used to."

But by Monday, Longo appeared to distance himself from his earlier reports that he used P'Nut to drive OnlyFans traffic. In an interview with TMZ on Monday, he said "he's not using the tragedy and controversy surrounding Peanut The Squirrel to drum up subscriptions for his porn page."

And adds he believes the raid was prompted by his porn career, not concern about his animals.

Longo also told TMZ he believed that it wasn't the animals that the state behind the raid, but the porn he creates with his wife. "Mark believes someone who had an issue with him shooting porn with his wife, and separately babysitting some of their neighbor's kids, complained about him to authorities ... leading to last week's raid." He added that what he does with his wife on OnlyFans is perfectly legal.

What led him to that conclusion is that one of the first questions authorities asked him was if he had any cameras in the house. "I think there's an ulterior motive here, and it seems it has to do with my spicy social media presence, especially since other than taking the animals, they took no action against me."

In the TMZ interview Longo claims the search warrant said there was probable cause to believe he committed a crime ... but he wasn't arrested or issued a citation for anything.

The Longos, the New York Times reports, live "among alpacas, horses and a bunny at P'Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary, the animal rescue that P'Nut inspired the Longos to open. He also helped them earn income as pornographic performers on the website Only Fans, where Mr. Longo has said the squirrel's virality helped drive traffic. (Mr. Longo's handle on the site is 'Squirrel Daddy')."

Over the weekend the Longos made headlines after the state Department of Environmental Conservation raided their farm and grabbed their lovable furry pet and his pal, a raccoon named Fred – with both critters euthanized over rabies concerns because they were in close contact with humans.

"The warrant stemmed from anonymous complaints of an animal that is a known vector for rabies, namely, Fred the raccoon," writes the Post. On Friday, the DEC announced that it had euthanized both P'nut and Fred to test them for rabies. "In New York State, it is illegal to house animals considered wildlife without a special permit; Mr. Longo has said he was in the process of applying for one," writes the Times.

The department claimed in a statement Thursday that P'nut, who was notably friendly and docile through the course of his public facing life, had bitten an agent and needed to be tested for rabies.

Longo told the Post he doubted that story. "I watched everybody put gloves on before they entered my house. They had gloves that you get an eagle to land on."

The incident is being perceived as an example of overreaching state government and has become a right-wing meme, including as part of the Presidential campaign. "I know Don is fired up about P'Nut the squirrel," JD Vance, the vice-presidential candidate, said at a rally in Sanford, N.C., on Sunday.

"RIP Peanut," read a post on a Trump campaign's official TikTok account on Sunday, writes the Times. "Needlessly murdered by Democrat bureaucrats in New York." The accompanying slide show included an image of Mr. Trump with what presumably is P'Nut's ghost resting a paw on his shoulder. "We will avenge you on Tuesday at the ballot box."