10/25/2025
It happened years ago, but like many poison cases, the sadness of it all sticks with me. This mother raccoon was poisoned by a neighbor. After ingesting the poison, she climbed back into her den with her little ones, where she would perish. Two of her babies would drink her milk and share her fate. The two surviving babies would remain the tree with their deceased family for two days, before someone noticed that something was wrong.
The two orphans were brought to our rescue. It took them weeks to recover emotionally. They were far more stressed and terrified than most orphans that come to us. I could understand why after all they had witnessed. Eventually, they came out of their shells and embraced their second chance at life.
Since then, I have personally witnessed SO MUCH death due to second generation anticoagulant rodenticides. Most photos I could share are far too horrific to post - so I won’t. Owls, hawks, weasels, fisher, foxes, bobcats etc are affected daily all over the country.
They are eating poisoned rodents and becoming poisoned themselves. We are killing the animals that naturally help us control the rodent population.
As evidence mounts, Pest control companies are launching their own attack against advocates to try and stop the ban of these harmful substances. They are having meetings, conferences, sending out massive emails, meeting with conservation commissions and legislatures to keep these poisons in our homes, schools and in our environments. There is money to be made, after all…
I AM TIRED.
It’s been years of telling these sad stories.
Of begging pest control companies to stop.
Of begging the state to do something…
Please stand with me this Monday the 27th at the state house for a hearing about the rodenticide bill.
Rally at 12:00 pm on the Boston State House steps and then Hearing at 1:00 pm in Hearing Room A-1.
PLEASE don’t lose steam now. Our wildlife counting on us. As tired as I am of speaking about this, I am far more tired of all the suffering and death caused by it.
