Near the drugstore counter where Maggie Sergio recently filled a prescription stood a large exhibit of d-CON. The well loved rat and mouse killer was available without a doctor’s order — or proof of age or exterminator certification, for that affair. The incongruity struck Sergio.”Anyone can acquire rat poison,” she said. “That’s scary.”What makes this circumstance so frightening to Sergio, a former wildlife rehabilitator, are the dangers that the poison pellets can pose to animals other than rodents — bald eagles, mountain lions, pet dogs — as well as to children. Despite acknowledging these risks for more than a decade, the U.S. administration continues to allow d-CON and other highly toxic, extended-lasting rat poisons to remain on store shelves.Glance at More…
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