India, Nov. 5 -- As anger over the death of online phenomenon 'Peanut the Squirrel' flared up, ten offices of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation received bomb threats on Monday. Following the bomb threats, the workers were given the choice to work from home.

According to law enforcement sources, the contentious decision to euthanise P'nut sparked bomb threats at DEC offices from Tarrytown to Buffalo after the department officials stormed the furry creature's owners -- Mark and Daniela Longo's home in the hamlet of Pine City, Chemung County last week,

Governor Kathy Hochul spoke out about the threats, but didn't specifically mention the raid or P'nut's passing.

"Over the last 48 hours at least 10 bomb threats ha...