The impact of rat poison on great horned 🦉 Owl

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The impact of rat poison on great horned 🦉 Owl.

A warning, some may find difficult to watch this short video of a great horned owl in distress. It is important to share to rise awareness about the impact of secondary rodenticide.

This owl was found between London and St. Thomas. She was in trouble.
She was struggling to breath and had extremely pale mucus membranes in her mouth.

Preliminary symptoms suggest she was the victim of secondary rodenticide poisoning. That's where an animal poisoned after eating another Animals that has ingested rat poison.

She was admitted to Salthaven for treatment but her condition was worst and she died within an hour being admitted .

But there is something you can do; don't use rat poison! It kills raptor, our allies in controlling the rodent population.

Credit-
www.salthaven.org

The purpose of this video is education and increaing public awareness about the issues affecting wildlife.

Thank You for watching video.

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