I slept terribly. I could not submerge my rage over the murders of a squirrel and raccoon. I trned off the lights around 9:45, then spentr the next two hours weeping, cursing, and wondering how this mess occurred.
What I do not understand:
1. Mark had been posting Peanut videos on Facebook and Instagram for over five years, first in Brooklyn, then at the animal rescue farm over a year ago; no one ever checked u[ on his owning a "wild" animal or offered advice on how to proceed?
2. DEC claims there were "numerous" complaints over the animals' treatment; how many were local and how many were from outside the Pine City NY area?
3. Why wasn't Mark contacted, spoken to over the situation, and allowed to make whatever adjustments, etc? The farm surely has a vet who could have helped in some way.
4. Why weren't the squirrel and raccoon put into observation for signs of rabies rather than killed outright?