SGAR Stats

• SGAR use is common. According to the Mass. Dept. of Agricultural Resources Pesticide Program, 96% of rodenticides applied by pest control companies in 2022 — that is, approximately 559,000 pounds — were SGARs. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/annual-pesticide-use-information 
  

• Vets at the New England Wildlife Center report treating hundreds of raptors, foxes, and coyotes for critical SGAR poisoning each year. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ntgGcQ1ieMAU_AuycGoCMPLCivaLj3Uj/view?usp=drive_link 
  

• November 2020 study found 100% of Red-tailed Hawks tested at a MA wildlife clinic had SGARs in their organs. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33405327/ 
  

• National study of 303 dead Bald Eagles found that 82% of the sampled birds had been exposed to rodenticides. Anticoagulant rodenticide exposure and toxicosis in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the United States | PLOS ONE
  

• October 2023 study found at least one anticoagulant present in 98% of deceased fishers tested in Massachusetts. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37857759/ 
  

• And it’s not even just predators, but household pets too. MSPCA Angell Veterinary Hospital reports treating dozens of dogs, cats, and other household pets for SGAR poisoning each year. https://www.mspca.org/animal_protection/rodenticides/ 
  

Although increased regulation has significantly reduced the number of humans poisoned by SGARs, nearly 200 people were exposed to SGARs between 2021 and 2023, almost half of whom were children under 6.  Citation: Ex. 68, Mass. Dep’t of Pub. Health, Bureau of Cmty. Health & Prevention, Toxic Exposure Surveillance System Data 2021-2023.