Owner desires to remind residents that second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide is completely banned in B.C.
After her cat seemingly ingested rodenticide and died, a Squamish pet proprietor reminds residents that rat and mouse poisons have been banned in B.C.
Christen Young shared with The Squamish Chief that lately certainly one of her cats, Marshmallow, was discovered lifeless after ingesting one thing poisonous.
The four-year-old cat was wholesome in any other case and the veterinarian stated it was almost certainly from ingesting a poison, like a second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR), or long-term publicity from consuming poisoned rats or mice.
“I just wanted people to know that those kind of chemicals are super dangerous to pets,” stated Young.
SGARs have been truly extremely restricted in use to just some important companies in B.C. beginning in January 2023 to “reduce the risk of wildlife poisoning,” reads a provincial authorities launch. Before that restriction, the federal government had banned them for 18 months additionally to guard wildlife.
The substances which might be extremely toxic embody brodifacoum, bromadiolone and difethialone.
Young thought it was seemingly that individuals in Squamish might not be conscious of the ban or have leftover rodenticides in a shed that they’ve since forgotten about.
“It was surprising to me, I also didn’t realize that they were fully banned,” she stated.
If Squamish residents discover out they’ve a few of these rodenticides with these toxic substances, they luckily can eliminate them on the Squamish department of Green For Life (GFL).
GFL can take a most 10-litre container or 24-ounce aerosol, and the poison will need to have the poison image (cranium and cross bones), pest management product quantity and the phrase “domestic” on the label.
Young stated they’re holding a better eye on their different cat, Mewmew, however finally thought it was reminder for residents to test that they don’t have these merchandise at home.
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