Save Brookline Raptors
Stop the use of first and second-generation anti-coagulant rodenticides
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM CONGRESS TO ASK FOR THIS AMENDMENT TO BE ATTACHED TO A BILL. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!
| From Mass Audubon: TODAY: Protect Wildlife & Pets Action Alert > https://bit.ly/HouseBudget322 After the win in the Senate last week, another opportunity to advocate for wildlife has come up quickly, as Representative Hawkins has filed the House version of the rodenticide bill as Amendment #322 to the House’s FY27 budget proposal. The week of April 27, the State House of Representatives will be debating the budget, and they will vote on whether to adopt this amendment to phase out the use of anticoagulant rodenticides that are poisoning thousands of wildlife and pets in Massachusetts every year. Please contact your representative today! We need them to hear from as many supporters as possible before they vote. Let’s get this amendment passed to protect our wildlife and pets! TAKE ACTION > https://bit.ly/HouseBudget322 |
SAVE THE DATE:
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
Friends of Brookline Raptors 