The Helderberg Wildlife Rescue has faced two weeks of incredibly sad rescues; they were called to 17 cases of poisoning and is begging the public to stop using poisons.
Helderberg, South Africa (11 February 2021) – The use of poisons is slowly becoming a thing of the past as people realise the detrimental effects they have on our planet, the animals around us and on humans too. Sadly there are still people who do not know just how awful they can be.
Rodents and insects can be frustrating when we aim for cleanliness and perfection, but there are other ways to deal with them, and most times, nature does an impeccable job at working to balance things.
The Helderberg Wildlife Rescue team have had a tiring two weeks collecting birds and other animals that have been secondary poisoned by eating rodents or insects that were directly poisoned by human actions. The team want to reiterate how awful poisons are and that there are no poisons on the market that are eco-friendly or harmless.
In the last two weeks, they have collected 17 birds of prey. It is incredibly sad to see the list grow each day. They shared the post in the hopes of educating as many people as possible. This is a harsh reality, but hopefully, as the message spreads, it can change.
“17th bird of prey secondary poisoning victim in less than 2 weeks. 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.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ECO FRIENDLY POISON. 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.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, STOP USING POISON. 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.
Thank you for all of your support and the following of our rescues.”
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