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Rodenticides, Storms & Your Neighborhood

Wednesday  ·  6–7 PM CST  ·  Free & Open to All

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April 2026  ·  Urgent

After the Storm:
Please Don’t Poison
the Wildlife.

The April tornadoes displaced animals across our neighborhoods. This is the worst possible time to reach for rat poison — and it matters for your family, your pets, and your community.

Animals lost their homes in the storm too.

The April 14–17 storms knocked down hollow trees, destroyed dens, and scattered the nests where raccoons, squirrels, opossums, and foxes were raising their spring litters. They are looking for somewhere safe for their babies — which is why you’re seeing more wildlife than usual, including animals active during the day.

It is also peak baby season. Almost every adult animal you see is a nursing mother. A raccoon out during the day is not sick — she is a tired mom working extra hours to feed her litter. Most displaced animals will move on within a few days on their own.

☠ Rat poison doesn’t stay in the rat.

Anticoagulant rat poisons stop blood from clotting. The animal bleeds internally for 3–7 days, wanders far, and dies somewhere else — becoming poisoned food for your dog, the neighborhood hawk, or children playing in debris piles. After a tornado, bait blocks get knocked loose and the exposure risk is dramatically higher than normal.

✔ Wildlife in your shed or attic?

She has babies. Trapping her leaves them to die in your walls. This works in 48–72 hours — free, no trap needed:

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Free Resource

Download & Share Our Flyer

Print it. Post it. Hand it to your neighbor.
This is how we reach people before they reach for the poison.

We need volunteers to distribute flyers.

We’re looking for folks to help get these flyers into neighborhoods across the Madison area — doorsteps, community boards, vet offices, hardware stores. If you can spare a few hours, you can directly prevent animal cruelty and protect pets and kids in your community. No experience needed.

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April Fundraising Goal

We are $70 away from our goal.

We’re an all-volunteer 501(c)(3). Every dollar goes directly into advocacy, outreach, and work like this — getting flyers into hands before people reach for the poison. We are so close. Please help us get there.

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