Stop the poisoning of wildlife in Canada

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In March of 2024, the government of Canada finally banned the use of strychnine, saving the lives of hundreds of wild animals from dying a painful, prolonged and torturous death by poisoning.

However, Compound 1080, another indiscriminate poison, remains legal for use, and in Alberta it is still permitted for use on coyotes. Compound 1080 is an extremely toxic, non-selective chemical that, like strychnine, kills many non-target species and travels down the food chain.

Animals who consume Compound 1080 baits experience extreme anxiety, frenzied behavior, seizures, vomiting, before succumbing to death from cardiac failure or respiratory arrest. Poisoned animals can suffer for hours before dying.

In addition, there are now active efforts underway in Alberta to attempt to reverse the federal ban on strychnine.

You can help protect wildlife by reminding the Government of Canada of the dangers of poison and urging them to keep the ban on strychnine in place and permanently cancel the registration of all products containing Compound 1080.

There is no question about it: a prolonged and painful death by poison is inhumane. There is sufficient scientific evidence to end the ineffective, unnecessary, and cruel use of these lethal substances.

Please send a message to the Government of Canada, urging the federal and provincial governments to work together to put an end to the cruel and unnecessary poisoning of wild animals and promote more effective and humane ways to coexist with wildlife.

we need to stop poisoning our wildlife

Right Honourable

Mark

Carney

Parliament of Canada

The Honourable

Julie

Dabrusin

Parliament of Canada

The Honourable

Marjorie

Michel

Parliament of Canada

I am writing to express my concern about the ongoing legality of using Compound 1080, and the demands by the Government of Alberta to overturn the ban on the use of strychnine, to kill wildlife in Canada. There is sufficient scientific evidence indicating that the use of strychnine and Compound 1080 is indiscriminate and inhumane.

The use of these poisons is in contravention of the guidelines of the Canadian Council on Animal Care, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association. and I would like to see an immediate end to the use of these poisons in Alberta and Canada.

Strychnine and Compound 1080 cause unnecessary pain and suffering and killing far more animals than those for which they are intended. These poisons have no place in a country that seeks to be a global leader in biodiversity protection.

There is no scientific evidence to suggest that killing wolves, coyotes or other predators will assist in reducing human-wildlife conflicts between farmers and wildlife or aid in the the recovery of endangered species, such as caribou. I urge the government to take biodiversity conservation and habitat protection seriously and require humane, non-lethal methods be used to manage conflicts between humans and wildlife.

Sincerely,
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