Please sign letter to Julie Collins, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and assistant Minister Anthony Chisholm.
After massive public pressure and a decade of campaigning by conservation groups, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has finally listened to the mounting evidence and strengthened its federal recommendation to classify SGARs rodenticide as a restricted chemical, removing them from retail sale.
If approved and implemented, this would mark one of the biggest conservation wins for Australian wildlife in recent years. To make this restriction a reality, Minister Collins and the DAFF need to accept the reforms urgently. Tell them to take the final step to protect wildlife and pets.
https://birdlife.org.au/protect-aussie-birds-from-deadly-sgar-rat-poisons/
I’m hoping you guys are able to succeed with this! I’m a huge fan of Aussie owls, and it would only be helpful to other places looking to reduce availability of these poisons.
Thank you. It’s been a long time coming and we’ve been disappointed over and over again so we’re hoping this govt sign-off will finally take these lethal poisons off the retail market. I’ll put up a post when we know it’s gone through.
I don’t know the stats for our clinic, but I just read some data recently that groups in the US are finding 80-90% of raptor species showing detectable levels of rodenticide. It’s unbelievable. Between that and lead, we’re really doing a number on our populations by refusing to stop putting these things into our environment.
Looking forward to your victory! 🤞❤️🦉
