Neuty the nutria, viral pet rodent whose family fought a state to keep him, dies of cancer

Condolences poured in for the Louisiana beaver-like legend who once appeared on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Condolences have poured in for a Louisiana couple who successfully battled wildlife authorities to keep their domesticated nutria as a pet, watched the semi-aquatic rodent appear on cable news and accumulate a social media following tens of thousands strong, and then endured the animal’s recent death from cancer. Denny and Myra Laco...

By Ramon Antonio Vargas in Metairie, Louisiana