Heather Hughes

It is highly likely that making SGARs “restricted use,” as HB 1676 proposes, would lead to more wildlife poisoning, not less. Fear-based “rodent control” is highly profitable: long-term contracts mean endlessly refilled outdoor bait stations and steady revenue for pest control companies and poison manufacturers. I oppose HB 1676 because it would hand the industry a monopoly and expand its market by shifting rodenticide use from homeowners to pest control operators. What pest control companies call “responsible use” has led us exactly here — widespread, ongoing outdoor baiting, poisoning the food chain.