Wildlife rehabilitators can legally care for injured or sick squirrels, but the animals can't be pets in many states.

P’nut the pet squirrel in New York made headlines after being seized and euthanized. But what would happen in West Virginia?

"Pet squirrels are never a good idea," Tindal said. "They're very destructive. They're aggressive. They're very difficult to care for in captivity." But in those rare cases, she said squirrels can ...

Fans have been in an uproar since internet sensation Peanut the squirrel was seized from his owner's home and ... that could carry rabies and the illegal keeping of wildlife as pets." Two days later, ...