“Cyanide traps can’t be used safely by anyone, anywhere,” says the Center for Biological Diversity. "We need a permanent nationwide ban."
The Trump administration has reauthorized the use of highly toxic “cyanide bombs” to kill wildlife that ranchers and farmers want eliminated.
“Cyanide traps can’t be used safely by anyone, anywhere,” said Collette Adkins, carnivore conservation director at the Center for Biological Diversity environmental organization, which has long battled the traps. “These deadly devices have caused too much harm to remain in use. We need a permanent nationwide ban to protect people, pets and imperiled wildlife from this poison.”
“EPA is blatantly ignoring its fundamental duty to protect the public, our pets and native wildlife,” said Kelly Nokes, an attorney at the Western Environmental Law Center. Story continuesM-44s are horrific death traps full of cyanide that kill thousands of unsuspecting animals every year, even pets. Despite overwhelming public opposition, the Trump administration just reauthorized their use: https://t.co/LLojBrJkHdThe EPA has argued that public comments had supported the use of the traps and added that rancher groups contended they would face economic losses if predators killed their livestock and poultry, according to Time.
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