North Texas Raptor Rescue

Rat poison doesn't just kill rats.

It kills everything that EATS rats.

→ Anticoagulant rodenticides (d-CON, etc.) cause internal bleeding over 3-7 days
→ Poisoned rats become SLOW and EASY to catch
→ Hawks, owls, foxes, coyotes, cats, and dogs eat the slow rat
→ They ingest the poison (SECONDARY POISONING)
→ Studies: 70-90% of tested raptors show rodenticide in their systems
→ It's the #1 cause of poisoning death in birds of prey in the US

Who dies from YOUR rat poison:
→ Red-tailed hawks
→ Great horned owls
→ Barn owls (eat 3,466 rodents/year — your BEST rat control)
→ Cooper's hawks
→ Foxes and coyotes
→ Neighborhood cats and dogs

THE ALTERNATIVE:
→ Snap traps: INSTANT kill, poison stays in the rat, nothing else is exposed
→ Electronic traps: same — instant, contained
→ Seal entry points (the BEST long-term solution)
→ Remove food sources (secure trash, pet food, birdseed)
→ Encourage natural predators: a barn owl family eats 3,466 rodents/year FOR FREE

California BANNED second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides in 2021 due to wildlife deaths.

More states are considering similar laws.

A snap trap costs $2.

A dead hawk costs the ecosystem. 🦅