Friends of Brookline Raptors

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PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW; THIS IS IMPORTANT!

Here’s the Rodenticide Bill Update:

The Senate version of the bill to phase out the use of anticoagulant rodenticides, An Act Restricting the Use of Rodenticides in the Environment (S2721) was given a favorable report by the Joint Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) and referred to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means.  The House version (H965) has now also been given a favorable report and sent to the House Ways and Means. AUDUBON REQUESTS THAT we change strategies,

Therefore, we have switched our strategy!!  Our core “ask” of legislators is now… “We ask that you advocate with your colleagues and legislative leadership for the An Act Restricting the Use of Rodenticides in the Environment (H5217/S2721) to be added to the Mass Ready Act, An Act to build resilience for Massachusetts communities (S2542).” 

Your support is needed to pass Legislation to limit Rodenticide Poison in our environment! 

H695 and S2721 are bills that would limit the use of rodenticides in our environment. The Senate bill was reported out favorably by the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Rodenticides are a poison that is used to kill rats, but ends up killing very many non-targeted animals such as owls, eagles, hawks and coyotes, that eat the poisoned rats and then die a painful death. These birds of prey are actually the solution to our rat over population, as they each eat 1,000-2,000 rodents per year. In California they have studied using rodenticide verses introducing hawks, to mitigate rat populations. The hawks were much more successful in limiting the rat population.

Please contact your legislators, please ask them to do everything in their power to advocate for these two bills, to prioritize them and encourage house and senate leadership to take them up and pass them. Please include your name and the town you live in as well as asking for the legislator to support and advocate for these bills.

Find your legislator’s contact information here and call or email them asking them to support, advocate and prioritize these bills for passage, to protect our birds of prey, wildlife and pets.

We Need Your Help

Please take a moment to contact your legislators. Let your voice be heard.