[Tweeters] Sign "Pro" on Washington House Bill 2516 (Banning rodenticides) until 9:30am tomorrow

[Kevin Lucas via Tweeters]

I watched this video:

https://youtu.be/d2FkVSUOffg?si=YBvVuSERIuw1Hnx_

then made a couple of these "magical mouse box"es, one using 2x4's, another
using 2x6's. They've worked very well, both along an exterior wall and out
in the open near a bird feeding area. I put 4 mouse traps in the 2x4 box,
one rat trap in the 2x6 box. I use a piece of car wash sponge twist-tied to
the bait paddle, with some peanut butter smeared into the sponge. While I
can do fine woodworking, I made them crudely, using funky scraps of wood
and poor quality used & bent hinges.

Birds don't go into mine. Rodents do.

I'd fabricated something similar for a friend before googletubing & finding
this design. It too worked. Don't fret the details.

Good birding,
https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/
Kevin Lucas
Yakima County, WA



*Qui tacet consentire videtur*


On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM Jerry Tangren via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Please what are the weapons against rat infestations? People need to hear

> what the alternatives currently are.

>

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> *From:* Tweeters <tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu> on behalf

> of Mariya Tikunova via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> *Sent:* Monday, January 26, 2026 7:41:28 PM

> *To:* tweeters at u.washington.edu <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> *Subject:* [Tweeters] Sign "Pro" on Washington House Bill 2516 (Banning

> rodenticides) until 9:30am tomorrow

>

> HB 2516 is scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on

> Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM tomorrow (1/27/2026).

>

> Someone posted this on another birding channel I follow:

>

>    1.

>

>    *Speak up for birds:* Did you know that people are spreading poison

>    all over the city? Rat poison is near ubiquitous -- just look for the

>    tell-tale black boxes in garages, outside grocery stores, next to your

>    neighbor’s shed, etc. One of these types of poisons is an anticoagulant,

>    which means rats eat it, then wander around outside for a week and slowly

>    die of internal bleeding or get picked off by a predator who thought they

>    were lucky to find a slow-moving treat. These toxins are then ingested by

>    wildlife and pets and who knows where else the poison is going once it

>    enters our environment. It’s cruel and dangerous. And, what’s more, there

>    are real alternatives. Thanks to Seattle legislators Rep. Shaun Scott and

>    Rep. Julia Reed (and others across the state) there is now a bill to begin

>    addressing this problem. HB2516 will put a temporary moratorium on using

>    these rodenticides while more research is conducted about the impacts and

>    alternatives.

>

>    2.

>

>    [image: 👉] *You can sign in "PRO" until 9:30 tomorrow* to show your

>    support for this bill.

>    https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?selectedCommittee=31649&selectedMeeting=33749

>

>

>

> When I signed around 6:50pm there were 434 Pro and 120 Con signatures.

> Now, 25 minutes later, there are 445 Pro and 127 Con, so 11 Pro and 7 Con

> in 25 minutes. I am hoping people here will want to sign to keep Pros

> growing.

>

> Sorry for the late call to action!

> - Mariya

>

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