Birds of Prey: Rodenticides
Commons · Question 14955 · Tabled 19 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the illegal use of rat poison to kill birds of prey.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 5 Dec 2024
Where birds of prey are killed by illegal use of rat poison, the full force of the law should apply to proven perpetrators of the crime. We have significant sanctions in place including an unlimited fine and/or a six-month custodial sentence. Bird of prey...