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Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act
To prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of the poison sodium fluoroacetate (known as "Compound 1080"), to provide for the collection and destruction of remaining stocks of Compound 1080, to compensate persons who turn in Compound 1080 to the Secretary of Agriculture for destruction, to prohibit the use of certain predator control devices by the federal government, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 12/18/2007--Introduced.
Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of sodium fluoroacetate (known as Compound 1080 or sodium monofluoroacetate). Directs the Secretary ... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House | | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| December 18, 2007 |
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January 21, 2008 Predator Poison Under Review
On the Net: The bill is HR 4775. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov/ Agriculture Department Wildlife Services Program: ...
December 21, 2007 DeFazio bill aims to ban 2 poisons
His Washington office announced Tuesday that he had introduced HR 4775, which would ban Compound 1080 and sodium cyanide devices known as M-44. ...
December 20, 2007 DeFazio offers bill to ban two poisons
His Washington office announced Tuesday that he had introduced HR 4775, which would ban Compound 1080 and sodium cyanide devices known as M-44. ...
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May 11, 2008 Tell Congress to Ban Wildlife Poisons!
Please ask your Representative to support HR 4775, a bill banning two deadly poisons that kill gray wolves and many other wildlife species. Submitted by Cory Ferguson to Animals | Note-it! | Add a Comment.
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May 10, 2008 Tell Congress to Ban Wildlife Poisons!
Please ask your Representative to support HR 4775, a bill banning two deadly poisons that kill gray wolves and many other wildlife species. http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/Act_Now_To_Ban_Wolf_Poisons.
May 03, 2008 Lawsuit filed to stop wolf killings
Please ask your Representative to support HR 4775, a bill banning two deadly poisons that kill gray wolves and many other wildlife species. The NRDC's Action Fund's petition is here. Labels: ENDANGERED SPECIES, ENVIRONMENT, NRDC, ...
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didn't anyone learn from the DDT, that almost destroyed our raptor birds in the 70`s.our we moving forward or back wards, think people,think1111111 virginia studebaker
It's been called "one of the most dangerous [toxins] known to man," and it was banned in 1972 after it killed 13 people. It is used legally by only one group in the U.S. — the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services. Compound 1080 causes vomiting, convulsions and collapse. Heart failure is usually the cause of death. It is so potent that animals eating tainted carcasses — even months after that poisoned animal has died — can die of secondary poisoning. Endangered California Condors have been found dead this way. Outrageous!!! Scientists have speculated that Compound 1080, because it is odorless and tasteless, could be mixed in with water supplies in a terrorist attack. It is insane, let alone irresponsible, to cater to ranchers etc. and allow the use of this chemical! PLEASE STOP!
Learn more at www.stop1080poison.com/
End the Chemical War Against Wildlife
Compound 1080 and M-44s are extremely inhumane and indiscriminate, often killing or harming endangered species, companion animals and humans.
Compound 1080 is one of the deadliest poisons on Earth and has no antidote.
Compound 1080 is a potential terrorist threat to water and food supplies.
Killing coyotes causes their populations to boom. See this letter by wildlife ecologist Robert Crabtree, PhD.
Ranchers should use non-lethal husbandry practices – such as guard animals, proper fencing and night penning – rather than predator extermination.
Please ban the use of 1080 and please make sure all 1080 is destroyed so it can't fall into the wrong hands.
Thank you!
Cyndi Fritzler
I do not care if rancers lose one or two cattle to predators, I dont care!!!!!! I do care about wildlife and the feel the ranchers are selfish, cruel, non humans. everyday of their lives are spent abusing and murdering their cattle. So how can you expect them to care about anything but them selves.
For God's sake PlEASE stop using this toxic poison.
I support this bill. Please contact your Reps and ask that they also support this bill!
This should be a no-brainer. We are already poisoning the planet - we certainly don't need to add more poison and destroy what wildlife is left. To even propse the use of compound 1080 is an atrocious idea.
Are we intelligent enough to manage our environment in a reasonable and sustainable fashion? Introducing highly toxic poisons into the environment, indiscriminately killing off the creatures we share the planet with ... maybe not.
It seems that the only course of action on the part of decision makers is the cheapest, fastest method of destroying instead of coming up a new idea for a positive outcome.
You would think that we would have enough sense to know that toxins and the environment don't work together in harmony. Please call your Senators and House Reps to encourage them to pass this bill.
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