The Region of Peel’s rat control subsidy program does not have safe guards in place to prevent individuals from abusing the use of rodenticides and as a result is very detrimental to existing wildlife. Tax payers subsidize there cost up to 200 annually. Every small animal poisoned becomes a potential food source for other wildlife and pets. These bait boxes typically have an entrance hole of about 8 to 10 centimeters and anything that can fit in there has access to the poison bait. The animals die a horrific death. Other jurisdictions have programs that really focus on mitigation strategies first, by way of physical inspections of the actual situation and using these rodenticides only as a last resort. We don’t want to make is easy so that someone can lay these bait traps in our neighborhoods on a just in case basis or before not having taken the proper mitigations steps. Contact your counselor and also voice your concerns