Restrict sale of all rodenticide "poison" products to licensed users

Closed 430 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to restrict the sale of all rodenticide poisons to licensed pest control technicians. We feel this would lead to a reduction in secondary poisoning that inevitably goes on to kill their natural predators such as foxes, otters, stoats, owls, red kites, kestrels and peregrines.

DIY stores and garden centres should promote non-lethal deterrents and mechanical traps which kill the victim instantaneously, not cruel and dangerous poisons. According to the charity Humane Society International, anticoagulant poisons make up 93% of all rodenticide authorised in the UK for sale to non-professionals. Animals inc non-target species like dogs and cats can suffer severe abdominal and muscle pain, weakness, lameness and breathing difficulties for up to 28 hours prior to death.

Timeline

13 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2021	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 430

Status Closed

Opened 13 Jan 2021

Closed 13 Jul 2021

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