Helderberg Wildlife Rescue centre urges public to stop using poison Posted on 12 February 2021 The use of poison to kill rodents and insects has a detrimental impact on the natural world. Animals or bugs that are poisoned may not die immediately and behave strangely after consuming or being exposed to the poison. This in turn makes them easy prey for predators, which then results in secondary poisoning. The threat to life is not just in animals but to humans too. The Helderberg Wildlife Rescue took to social media to express their frustration over the lack of understanding around the impact poisoning has on the ecosystem. Over two weeks, a team from the organisation have tended to 17 secondary poisonings. ‘It seems like no matter how many posts we make about not putting down any poison, there are still ignorant, selfish, cruel and heartless people, not giving a damn, that put down poison,’ said the organisation on Facebook. The statement continued in saying that there is no such thing as eco-friendly poisoning. ‘It causes massive ecological disasters and kills anything that ingested the poison, whether it be the intended animal, or secondary poisoning from some animal eating the poisoned animal/insects. The organisation pleaded for people to stop using poison and to consider the brutality of it. ‘There are many other solutions. Nevermind the heartache we go through when trying to save them, and they die in your arms, but how do you think you would suffer, and be in incredible pain from poison dissolving your intestinal organs while you lay there, not being able to do anything. Think about that before putting down poison, and I mean really think about it,’ the statement said. There is no such thing as eco-friendly poison. If you are in a position to help the Heldeberg Wildlife Rescue in their efforts, such as fuel costs, animal food supplies, vet bills and aftercare expenses then you can do so via EFT with the following details: Helderberg Wildlife Rescue Capitec Bank Savings account 1672019255 Or via the PayPal account which is under [email protected] Picture: Facebook/ Helderberg Wildlife Rescue Related Posts Buildings, roads and homes flood as severe weather hits KZN 18 May 2023 Good news from the brink of extinction in Volcanoes National Park 11 May 2023 Photojournalist Graeme Green went to Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park to document the recently opened campus... read more Curiosity skilled the cat 5 May 2023 A member of The Explorer’s Club and founder of Curiosity Company, Francois Malherbe uses tracking... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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