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An owl is treated for poisoning from second-generation anticoagulants. d-Con (left) poisons predators that eat the weakened rodents.
(Right photo by Alison Hermance / Courtesy of WildCare)

Press Release November 6, 2014

New York Rejects Ban on Super-toxic Rat Poisons

Unintentional poisonings of hawks, owls and pets will continue

Pale Male, New York City's famed red-tailed hawk, dines on a rat in Feburary of 2014. Wildlife can become unintentionally sickened or killed after ingesting prey that has been poisoned.
(Photo courtesy of Jeremy Seto)

case July 28, 2014

Calling for New York State to Ban Super-toxic Rat Poisons

A coalition of wildlife and conservation groups have filed a legal petition urging the state of New York to ban super-toxic rat poisons responsible for indiscriminate poisonings of children, pets and wildlife—including the family of Pale Male, the famous red-tailed hawk living in New York City’s Central Park. The petition, filed with the New York…

document July 28, 2014

New York Rodenticide Petition

In this legal petition, a coalition of wildlife and conservation groups are urging the state of New York to ban super-toxic rat poisons responsible for indiscriminate poisonings of children, pets and wildlife species.