Ep. 158 : Challenging the use of Predicides in Canada
Wildlife biologist, Hannah Barron and lawyer Kaitlyn Mitchell have been working to defend Wolves, Coyotes, Bears, and Skunks, among many other animals from being poisoned indiscriminately. Why are they poisoned? The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan say they are attempting to reduce the chances of livestock predation, and to supposedly protect endangered Caribou from population declines caused by the Wolves.
Together, with the organizations they work with, Wolf Awareness and Animal Justice, and many others, these two superheroes have signed on and submitted three requests under the Pest Control Products Act asking the Canadian Minister of Health to conduct a special review of the registration of all pest control products containing strychnine, Compound 1080, and sodium cyanide. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Health refused to reconsider the use of these violent poisons.
Rather than scapegoating wolves and coyotes and placing indiscriminate and deadly poisons into the environment, Hannah and Kaitlyn detail and describe the reasons why these poisons don’t work, can’t work, and should be banned from use.
This is a hard one to listen to at times, but there is some good news as well.
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