Please Stop Using Poison to Control Rodents
When you poison rodents like squirrels or rats, you’re not just causing them an excruciating, slow death — you’re also putting your pets and local wildlife in serious danger.
Rodents that have ingested poison often wander disoriented into open yards before dying. Your dog or cat may find them and eat them, not knowing the danger. What follows can be heartbreaking: your beloved pet can suffer the same slow, painful death from secondary poisoning.
There are safer, more humane alternatives. Often, if a rodent feels unwelcome — if food is removed and access is blocked — it will leave on its own. Live traps, ultrasonic repellents, and securing trash are effective without risking lives.
Be kind. Be responsible. Protect all animals — wild and domestic.
When you poison rodents like squirrels or rats, you’re not just causing them an excruciating, slow death — you’re also putting your pets and local wildlife in serious danger.
Rodents that have ingested poison often wander disoriented into open yards before dying. Your dog or cat may find them and eat them, not knowing the danger. What follows can be heartbreaking: your beloved pet can suffer the same slow, painful death from secondary poisoning.
There are safer, more humane alternatives. Often, if a rodent feels unwelcome — if food is removed and access is blocked — it will leave on its own. Live traps, ultrasonic repellents, and securing trash are effective without risking lives.
Be kind. Be responsible. Protect all animals — wild and domestic.
Jul 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM