Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ban the sale and use of Rodenticides

Closed 84 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the Government to ban the sale and use of rodenticides. There is evidence of secondary poisoning of other species from the consumption of the target species that has ingested the rodenticide.
Rodenticides are causing the deaths of other species of birds and mammals, caused by the consumption of prey which has ingested a rodenticide. Toxins from the chemical brodifacoum for example build up causing a slow, suffering death. The use of rodenticides is not target specific enough and can cause wider lethal implications to other animals in the environment. We believe the sale and use of these products should be banned.

Timeline

3 May 2022 Petition opened for signatures
17 Nov 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 84
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 3 May 2022
Closed 17 Nov 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.