Assessment of Pest Control Policies

Tonight I submitted my first Notice of Motion for this term: 

WHERE AS:

1.       Each year millions of animals suffer from inhumane pest control 

          methods;

2.       Rodenticides cause secondary poisoning of non-target animals that prey 

          on rodents and travel up the food chain.

3.       Alternative methods are available for humane control of wildlife; 

4.       Wildlife and rodent management is a necessary role of the Vancouver

          Board of Parks and Recreation;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

  A.  THAT the Vancouver Park Board request staff to review pest control management strategies for wildlife and rodents at Vancouver Parks and Recreation facilities, including how and where rodenticide/lethal control/relocation are used, and the cost of existing contracts; 

 B.   FURTHER THAT staff assess the viability of including BC SPCA AnimalKind wildlife and rodent control standards into pest control contract language.

For more information on AnimalKind visit the BC SPCA.