Rodenticide Free BC

01/04/2026

Rodenticides are:

INHUMANE: Rodenticides take days to weeks to kill the intended target. In that time, rodents have been shown to feed on the bait multiple times. Dying rodents spend more time out in the open, moving slowly or not at all as they die slow and painful deaths. This makes rodents easy prey.

DANGEROUS: As rodenticides are highly lethal and often kill with only one feeding, a big problem for other animals that rely on rodents for food, lies in the fact that these poisons take days to over a week to kill the intended target. Because rodenticides can persist in the body and environment for over 300 days, the animal who has ingested a poisoned rodent has now ingested rodenticides too. Additionally, rodents have been observed removing bait and caching it elsewhere putting children, companion animals and wildlife at risk.

INEFFECTIVE: Rodents are drawn to areas where they have access to food and shelter. This is why structural access points to these resources must be addressed if rodents are to be permanently removed. Sealing entryways prevents rodents from coming in and in doing so **BONUS** your building will be more energy efficient.

A common misconception propagated by the "pest control" industry is that banning poisons will make rodent problems worse – the reality is that our reliance on poisons is facilitating rebound infestations.

Clearly poisons do not work, this is evidenced by the fact that "pest control" companies remain on contracts to supply poisons for indefinite durations of time. Additionally, poisons are just killing raptors and wild species that rely on rodents as a source of food.

Don't fall for the rodenticide scam.

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12/24/2025

PLEASE BEWARE:
The updates to BC’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Regulation that came into effect in January 2023 do not amount to a ban on rodenticides. They restrict only three of the many rodenticide products registered for use in the province. Most rodenticides remain widely available, and even restricted products continue to be used under broad exemption categories.

While these changes represent an important symbolic step forward, they fall far short of what is needed to protect animals and ecosystems from unreasonable and preventable harm caused by rodenticide use.

Despite being dangerous and ineffective, rodenticides remain the default approach to rodent management in BC. The result is the ongoing, largely unreported deaths of family pets like Rex and countless wild animals.

We have not given up the fight to make BC truly rodenticide-free and will continue pushing for meaningful reform. Of course, we will share updates as they come and encourage you to spread the word.

A dog owner has a warning for other pet owners after his black lab somehow ingested a restricted rat poison and died.

08/07/2025

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CALL TO ACTION- Health Canada and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is asking for Canadians to weigh in on the registration of a rodenticide Sulphur and all of it's end use products. Consultation is open until September 8, 2025. Tell Health Canada to cancel the registration of the rodenticide Sulphur and all of it's end use products to keep rodents and other non-target species from the harms of these products. Sulphur causes a painful death via asphyxiation.

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations/proposed-re-evaluation-decisions/2025/sulphur.html

Recently, advocates spoke out about a proposed plan to gas Ground Squirrels in Winnipeg, with Sulphur. According to a recent CBC article:

"The Winnipeg Humane Society opposed the use of sulfur gas over concern the squirrels would die slowly.

"What we understand is that this type of sulfur bomb does not necessarily result in instantaneous death for the animal, so that could mean suffering as they die a slow and painful death for anywhere up to an hour. And obviously that's not anything that anyone wants to see," Krista Boryskavich, an animal advocacy lawyer with the society, told CBC News on Saturday.

"We've been working really hard to try and get a different approach to managing ground squirrels that is more humane and ethical, and that doesn't result in prolonged distress and suffering for animals, so this decision is certainly a win in that regard."

The city had planned to fill the holes with sand after the animals were killed to prevent any animals including dogs or coyotes from eating an affected rodent that had escaped a hole before it died."

The City of Winnipeg is not moving ahead with this plan.

08/06/2025