Please take action this week!:
There are no more excuses for not getting statewide legislation enacted into law. Over the past 6 weeks, we've had five (5) raptor deaths attributed to AR toxicosis. One (1) was a Great Horned Owlet approximately 4 weeks old.
The opposition is waging an all-out publicity and lobbying effort in an attempt to spread fear into the public by claiming that losing the ability to use SGAR products will lead to public health threats and public health emergencies in municipalities across the state.
We need to counter these claims with facts and data then get it in front of our legislators. If the pest applicators and the Commissioner of MDAR can have a briefing with our state representatives to discuss rodenticides as they did 3 weeks ago then we can and we must be afforded the same opportunity.
This is the call to action from MA Audubon.
“TAKE ACTION: https://bit.ly/CallYourMAReps
Be the voice for the voiceless. Call your state representative by May 19 to request they ask Chair Aaron Michlewitz and the House Ways & Means Committee to strengthen Sections 74 and 75 of the Mass Ready Act by including the language from H5217, which would phase out the use of anticoagulant rodenticides statewide.