Protect Animals from Rodenticide Lobby Day

Mass Audubon and MSPCA are hosting a Protect Animals from Rodenticides Lobby Day at the Massachusetts State House. This event, which is open to everyone, brings grassroots advocates together to speak directly with their elected officials about why we need protect our wildlife and pets by restricting the use of rodent poisons across the state.  

Why Speak Up About Rodenticides?

Raptors, foxes, coyotes, and other predators keep Massachusetts’ ecosystems in balance. But in recent years, shocking numbers of these iconic creatures have been sickened or killed after preying on rodents poisoned with second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs), or rat poison.   

Mass Audubon is working with advocacy partners to pass An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment (H965/S644), which would phase out use of this dangerous poison. . 

Details & Tentative Schedule

This is your chance to join other wildlife advocates having face-to-face meetings with their legislators in the Massachusetts State House. Want more details about what a Lobby Day is? Check out our Guide to Lobby Days

Location: Massachusetts State House, “Great Hall”, 24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA  

10:00-10:30 am: Arrive and Check (plan for extra time for traffic, parking, and security)

10:30-11:30 am: Kick-Off and Forum where you will meet Red-tailed Hawk “Falco” from the New England Wildlife Center and hear from the bill’s sponsors Representative Jim Hawkins and Senator Michael Moore 

11:30 am-12:00 pm: Meet & Greet and Exhibition with legislators visiting tables hosted by community groups and organizations from across the state

12:00-3:30 pm: Legislator Meetings

Please register by July 10 so we can schedule meetings in small groups by district with your state legislators. Registrants will receive a Lobby Day tool kit, complete with a full schedule of the day, invitations to trainings, information about the State House, and instructions for participation. 

Register

Wear Green!

We're encouraging all folks who attend to wear a green shirt. To coincide with the Lobby Day, Mass Audubon has designed a green Rescue Raptors shirt you can purchase ahead of time, though it is completely optional. Order by June 26 to ensure you have it in time for the event. Buy a shirt