The Truth About Rodent Poison

The Truth About Rodent Poison
Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 6:30pm

Address

Swampscott High School
200 Essex St
Swampscott, MA 01907
United States

Hosted by the Swampscott Conservancy & Town of Swampscott

Anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) are a type of rodent poison that kills by preventing blood from clotting normally, resulting in a fatal hemorrhage. Wildlife and pets are in danger when homeowners and businesses choose to use anticoagulant rodenticides a/k/a rat poisons, to control rodents.

Related to House Docket 577 SD 114, sponsored by State Representative Jim Hawkins & State Senator Paul Feeney

*An act relative to pesticides calls to decrease the use of Second-Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARS) in the state, promotes integrated pest management and education, and modernizes pesticide use tracking.*

Join State Representative Jenny Armini, State Representative Jim Hawkins & wildlife rehabber, Dan Proulx, for this important session.