“Victims experience a horrifying death that may last hours to days, with symptoms that include vomiting, involuntary hyperextension of the limbs, convulsions, heightened anxiety, hallucinations, intense pain, deep depression and collapse.
“Compound 1080 poisoning is the most inhumane, torturous way for an animal to die,” said Brooks Fahy, executive director of Predator Defense. “It's time for our federal government to stop killing this important species with deadly poisons like Compound 1080.” “The best available science shows that coyotes are a valuable native carnivore that provide myriad benefits to humans and to the environment, including controlling rodent-born zoonotic diseases,” said Camilla Fox, founder and executive director of Project Coyote. These include nonlethal methods such as fencing, guard animals, range riders, automated alarms and other scare devices. The organizations also argue that adequate and effective alternatives to Compound 1080 exist and are generally preferred for protecting livestock from coyotes. More effective, humane and targeted methods of protecting livestock should be used instead.”
“Banning this poison would protect rare predators like wolves and grizzlies as well as scavengers like eagles, who die after feeding on the poisoned carcasses. “We must stop the barbaric practice of poisoning predators,” said Collette Adkins, a senior attorney and biologist at the Center for Biological Diversity. It also summarizes scientific studies showing that use of this exceptionally dangerous toxicant to kill coyotes is irresponsible and dangerous for all parties involved. The petition details the high risks presented by Compound 1080 for both people and nontarget wildlife, including its lethality in small doses and the absence of effective treatments. “Its use simply has no place within the law and our environment.” “Compound 1080 is dangerous, outdated and completely unnecessary when it comes to predator control,” said Tara Zuardo, a wildlife attorney with the Animal Welfare Institute. According to the petition, because coyotes have never been declared a pest or found to be “injurious to health or the environment,” as defined under FIFRA, pesticides (including Compound 1080) cannot legally be used to kill the animals.
COMPOUND 1080 COYOTE REGISTRATION
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Animal Welfare Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, Predator Defense and Project Coyote are requesting that the EPA suspend and ultimately cancel the registration for Compound 1080 due to its violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services program use to kill thousands of coyotes each year. Currently the pesticide is permitted for use in “livestock protection collars” - one of the devices that agents of the U.S. WASHINGTON- Five animal-protection organizations submitted a petition today to the Environmental Protection Agency asking the agency to cancel its registration for sodium fluoroacetate, a pesticide commonly known as Compound 1080. Amey Owen, Animal Welfare Institute, (202) 446-2128, Adkins, Center for Biological Diversity, (651) 955-3821, Lima, Animal Legal Defense Fund, (201) 679-7088, Fahy, Predator Defense, (541) 520-6003, Fox, Project Coyote, (415) 690-0338, Seeks to Halt EPA's Use of Deadly Predator Poison
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