What you can do

Got Rats?

Educate Residents and Town Leaders (about the problem and the solution)

  • Share this information with your friends and neighbors
  • Talk to your town meeting member (contact info here)
  • Let the Select board know you support non poison alternatives (contact info here)
  • Get a yard sign to help spread the word (request one here)

If you see a bait box, read the label and if it is an SGAR poison (eg. brodifacoum, bromadialone, difenacoum, and difethialone)

  • Talk to the building owner/administrator
  • If you have one near your residence ask your landlord or pest control professional for a non poison alternative

Support town and state legislation

Support a ban.  Municipalities do have the right to ban SGARs/ARs or other pesticides on public properties they own/manage such as school grounds, libraries, and parks.  

Wildlife cross municipal borders and their safety is ultimately dependent on more unified/uniform laws

  • Supporting a ban or restriction in Belmont is critical for trying to enhance the safety and well-being of our pets, wildlife, and children.
  • Passage of a ban of SGARs on municipal lands in one town or city can help leverage other SGAR bans in neighboring communities that may be active users of SGARs
  • Town bans help build momentum and legal precedent that increases the likelihood of eventual restrictions of SGARs on the state level
  • This is especially important as wildlife cross municipal borders and their safety is ultimately dependent on more unified/uniform laws. 

State Legislation – talk to your representative (see here https://savearlingtonwildlife.org/ways-to-get-involved/)
SGAR FAQ – see https://savearlingtonwildlife.org/frequently-asked-questions/