01/18/2026
PLEASE TELL THE GOVT OF MANITOBA TO REJECT THE CRUEL & INIHUMANE KILLING OF SQUIRRELS BEFORE JAN 28!!!
Starting on March 2, the City of Winnipeg plans to murder gentle ground squirrels in parks and sports fields by stuffing poisonous baits and pumping suffocating foam into their burrows. This also poses serious risks to non-target animals - dogs, cats, coyotes, owls, and hawks could be poisoned by ingesting bait directly, consuming the ground squirrels who have died, or live ground squirrels who are weakened and anemic due to high levels of anticoagulant poison in their systems. The baits contain cruel poisons—known as “anticoagulant rodenticides”—that leave animals to die a slow and excruciating death that can take days. Once enough bait is consumed, the ground squirrels lose the ability to form blood clots, leaving them to experience muscle tremors, weakness, and loss of coordination as they suffer from excruciating internal bleeding over days before ultimately dying. Animals who do not consume a lethal level of the bait will still suffer in agony. Last year, the Province of Manitoba rejected the City’s proposal to kill ground squirrels with cruel and ineffective “Giant Destroyer” gas bombs following significant public push-back. Shockingly, this new proposal could cause even more suffering to ground squirrels......
🚨 Winnipeg is planning to massacre gentle ground squirrels in parks & sports fields by stuffing poisonous baits & pumping suffocating foam into their burrows 💔 Take action now! 🐿️