Get rat poison out of birds’ food chain
Submitted by Holly on 20 May 2020.
Owls, kites and other birds of prey are dying from eating rats and mice that have ingested Second Generation rodent poisons. These household products – including Talon, Fast Action RatSak and The Big Cheese Fast Action brand rat and mice bait – have been banned from general public sale in the US, Canada and EU, but are available from supermarkets throughout Australia.
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) – is currently asking Australians for their views on how rodent poisons are regulated. Read more and have your say by making a submission on our Act for Birds page.
There are alternatives for household rodent control – find out more about the impacts of rat poison on our birds of prey and what you can do.
