Massachusetts: Ask Your State Legislators to Help Protect Animals from Rat Poisons
This action is for Massachusetts residents only.
Rat poisons — also called rodenticides — not only hurt individual animals, they’re also threatening the health of certain wildlife populations, including great horned owls and bobcats. Rat poisons enter the food chain through rats, who are consumed by other animals, resulting in secondary poisoning. Animals who eat these poisons typically suffer from uncontrolled bleeding and ultimately may die.
An Act Relative to Pesticides (S.487/H.825) would reduce the use of rat poisons in the state by requiring the increased use of “Integrated Pest Management” (IPM) plans for public institutions of higher education. This legislation would also modernize pesticide reporting through digitization of pesticide use forms.
Help prevent rat poisons from damaging the Commonwealth’s ecosystems and harming animals. Using the form below, please ask your state legislators to support S.487/H.825.
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