California Pesticide Regulators Being Sued

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The Center for Biological Diversity has issued a formal intent to sue the California Pesticide Regulators for failing to protect California's native species from highly toxic rat poisons. More than 70% of California's wild animals tested positive for these toxic rat poisons including 86% of the mountain lion population and 87% of the endangered kit foxes. 

Five years ago, these rat poisons were prohibited from being sold to the general public but now the Center for Biological Diversity is suing to extend those prohibitions to licenced pest control companies and agricultural organizations. These highly toxic poisons lead to an agonizingly slow and painful death for California's native wildlife. Considering we are talking about 11 different endangered species, it's imperative that the California Pesticide Regulators prohibit these poisons across the board to prevent further deaths to endangered species in the area.

Considering there are several safer alternatives on the market, there is simply no excuse for continuing to use these incredibly toxic rat poisons. Given that 70% of these species tested positive for these poisons, it's time to ban them entirely. These endangered animals likely come into contact with smaller animals that have already ingested the poisons which in turn, ends up in their systems. These poisons are responsible for the deaths of 5 endangered kit foxes in recent studies which is more than enough of a reason to end their availability.

Often times, these poisons are less expensive than safer alternatives which makes them the easier choice when dealing with animals labelled as pests. Unfortunately, it's obviously quite common that non-target animals are coming into contact with these poison traps causing them great harm and contributing to their demise in the wild. Finances aside, the responsible thing to do is to prohibit these poisons and spare these endangered animals further agony involving these poisons.

With the current state of animal welfare in the world and the mass extinction being reported, we should be doing everything in our power to prevent death to undeserving animals. It's up to us to make ethical, educated choices that work in harmony with nature and the animals that also inhabit these spaces. Simple things like banning rat poisons are a no brainer and should  be addressed immediately. We might not be able to tackle climate change or habitat loss overnight, but something like this? 

Ban the rat poisons and stop playing around. Save the endangered animals from unnecessary death. It's really quite simple.

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