URGENT - PLEASE READ

MORE POISON BOXES HAVE BEEN FOUND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA.  ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY MAY CLAIM THESE BOXES ARE FOR ONLY KILLING RATS THE CHEMICAL THAT IS BEING USED IS HIGHLY TOXIC.  HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS BEING USED:

Bromadiolone is an anticoagulant and may cause haemorrhaging if swallowed or following skin contact. Keep out of the way of food and feeds, their packaging and handling materials and keep out of reach of children and pets. Wear impermeable gloves during handling. Avoid mouth and skin contact. Wash splashes or spillage from skin or eyes immediately. Wash hands before smoking or eating and after using the product. This product is toxic to wildlife and pets; ensure that traps and baits are not accessible to non-target species Pre-mixed or prepared baits may resemble food or feedstuffs. Care should be taken at all times to ensure that such formulations cannot become mistaken for food or feed.

Rodent bait used to exterminate mice and rats can also be deadly to dogs and cats. If you have pets then rodenticides should be used with extreme caution.

There are many types of rodent baits or traps on the market, most kill rodents with anticoagulants. Anticoagulants cause internal bleeding, the rodents bleed to death. If a dog or cat ingests the rodenticide then the poison will have the same effect on its body, without treatment the dog or cat will bleed to death.

• Act fast – Rodenticide poisoning is very serious. Without treatment your pet will slowly bleed to death. The symptoms you'll see are lethargy, weakness, cold limbs, and pale gums. You may also notice bloody urine, blood in the stools, and nose bleeds. If you see your pet ingest rodent bait or suspect that it has, do not wait for symptoms to show, it maybe to late if you do.

• Types of rodent bait – The active ingredient in most rodent baits are: brodificoum, diphacinone, warfarin, bromadiolone. These are the anticoagulant. There are other types of rodent baits that do not include anticoagulants but they are also poisonous to dogs and cats and should be avoided.

 AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS INFORMATION THIS POISON IS VERY DEADLY AND WILL CAUSE GREAT SUFFERING TO THE BABY RABBITS.  PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO STOP THIS - WRITE THE UNIVERSITY, PRESS OR YOUR MP.

URGENT - PLEASE READ

IT IS APPARENT THAT POISON BOXES ARE BEING SET OUT.  THREE BOXES WERE FOUND AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY WITNESSES AT THE UNIVERSITY.  THE UNIVERSITY IN THE TIMES COLONIST YESTERDAY CATEGORICALLY DENIED HAVING SET OUT POISON BOXES.

Day of Action Results

The Rally for the Rabbits had many dedicated people speak about the plight of the UVic bunnies.   In addition, a local petition was started and lots of information was handed out. Many thanks to the Vancouver contingent for making the long trip to Victoria. There were two radio talkshows and a report on AChannel news yesterday about the UVic Rabbits. Although the word is getting out, it seems that there is a confirmed report that the culling has begun. If anyone sees something suspicious to do with the culling, please report this to savetheuvicbunnies@yahoo.ca and please try to take photos and video as well.

Call to Action

Come and be a voice 
 

RALLY FOR
THE 

RABBITS

         Date: Wednesday, April 21

         Time: 12:00 noon – 4p.m.

         Place: The fountain (library)

WHY?

 IF 1000 BUNNIES CAN BE EXTERMINATED WITHOUT PUBLIC INPUT WHAT ELSE CAN HAPPEN?

THE BUNNIES ARE PETS LEFT HERE AND WILL BE KILLED IN A PAINFUL & TERRIFYING WAY

1. 
   
   COST EFFECTIVE, HUMANE, NONLETHAL ALTERNATIVES ARE NOT BEING CONSIDERED

For more information contact:  
savetheuvicbunnies@yahoo.ca 

or roslyncassells@yahoo.ca

New Email and information on the Rally

The new email is savetheuvicbunnies@yahoo.ca.

The "Rabbit Rally" will be next Wednesday, April 21 at noon in front of the library by the fountain.  Please be there - check this blog  for the information.

It's time to take action

The KILLING is coming unless we band together to show that this is unacceptable.


WE HAVE TO STOP IT - AND GUARANTEE THIS WON"T HAPPEN!! Please write and email to the following people immediately and tell them you do not approve of this policy.

PEOPLE TO CALL/EMAIL:

Chancellor Murray Farmer and Chair Board of Governors Ray Protti
email Murray and Ray with questions and comments: usec3@uvic.ca

David H. Turpin
President and Vice-Chancellor
250-721-7002
email David with questions or comments: dturpin@uvic.ca,pres@uvic.ca

Ms. Gayle Gorrill
Vice-President - Finance and Operations
250-721-7018
email Gayle with questions or comments: vpfo@uvic.ca

Richard Piskor
Director - Occupational Health, Safety & Environment
250-721-8875
email Richard with questions or comments: rpiskor@uvic.ca

Tom Smith
Executive Director - Facilities Management
250-721-7592
email Tom with questions or comments: tomfmgt@uvic.ca