Petition against Metaldehyde Slug Pellets

[Bumblebeebob]

There is currently a petition running to ban the use of Metaldehyde Slug pellets, these are the blue ones obtained very cheaply in most places. They are very toxic & dangerous to wildlife, pets & toddlers.

Please sign up, thanks everyone.

Petition to: Ban Metaldehyde as a slug killer.

[stripee]

Have signed. I walked past shelves of these things today...it's time they were taken off the market.

[kielder]

Guess there are still demands for them by people who are not bothered by the risk factor unfortunately!

[galanthus]

signed. Am surprised anybody still uses pellets when there are so many other deterrants these days.

[djackso]

Anybody have any thoughts or experience on the use of copper as a slug or snail deterrent?

[Jez]

Originally Posted by djackso

Anybody have any thoughts or experience on the use of copper as a slug or snail deterrent?

I think if anybody has djackso to post a new thread, as not to hijack this one!

Cheers Jez

[Jez]

Signed up!

[djackso]

Yes sure - sorry - not entirely sure of the rules, having already been criticized for the reverse!

BTW the makers claim metalaldehyde is not dangerous to wildlife - I remember a leaflet posted up at work.

[Ida]

I've just tried to sign, but I don't think their website is working properly as it won't send me the confirmation email needed to add a signature to the petition.

But I will definitely try again another day though, as using this type of slug pellet is totally needless, and it makes me very cross that they are still on sale in every supermarket, garden centre, pound shop etc!!!

OK, I'm back off my soap box now.

[sanderling]

Yes...

I've just signed it...I hate the stuff, wish people live-let-live and put up with slugs, us and the slugs are all in the same ecosystem...