Save Brookline Raptors
Stop the use of first and second-generation anti-coagulant rodenticides
SIGN PETITION TO LIMIT ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDE TODAY
Please sign and share widely!!
ACTION ALERT
Soon, the state legislature’s Mass Ready Act Conference Committee will decide on whether to adopt an amendment permitting towns to ban the use of anticoagulant rodent poisons, that are harming thousands of wildlife and pets in Massachusetts every year, on all property (including private).
Please sign the letter today! We need the Conference Committee to hear from as many supporters as possible before they decide. Let’s get this amendment included in the final version of the Mass Ready Act to protect our wildlife and pets!
TAKE ACTION 
Across Massachusetts, thousands of beloved pets and wildlife including owls, hawks, and foxes are being poisoned by these toxic rodenticides. And many die after suffering prolonged, painful deaths from ingesting rodenticides through contaminated prey.
We Need Your Help
Please take a moment to contact your legislators. Let your voice be heard.
The Problem
Second-Generation Anti-Coagulant Rodenticides (SGARs)
SGARs are used by pest control professionals to target mice and rats. These toxins don’t just kill rodents, but they poison the entire food chain.
A rodent can live for several days after ingesting SGARs. When a predator eats a poisoned rodent, SGARs pass into its bloodstream. This “secondary poisoning” causes raptors to develop serious internal bleeding, leading to illness or death.
Learn how local students are helping:
Photo Credit: Amelia Szymkowicz, Friend’s of Halls Pond
OVER 80% OF SAMPLED DEAD BALD EAGLES WERE EXPOSED TO SGARS
Data from the Mass Audubon website
Get Involved
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Request your pest control company to not use SGARs. Some companies use multiple approaches to pest control
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Contact your Public Works Department: Learn what methods your local government uses to control pests and share information about safer alternatives
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Join us to spread the word and take action in Brookline
Raptor Sightings
Check out some awesome raptor pictures neighbors have captured. To submit your raptor pictures, please reach out to us at: friendsofbrooklineraptors@gmail.com
Photo Credit: Amelia Szymkowicz, Friend’s of Halls Pond
Photo Credit: Amelia Szymkowicz, Friend’s of Halls Pond
Photo Credit: Alida Castillo
