LZ Granderson: The death of Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon is a wakeup call to all sensible citizens of the U.S

Mark Longo and Daniela Longo adopted and raised an orphaned squirrel in a rural part of New York state.

Longo ’s tragic demise serves as a wakeup call to rein in the wild creatures running too many of our public agencies, he says.

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation raided the Longo home and seized Peanut the squirrel.