The Owls of

Philippe Park
A Local Tragedy, A National Issue

Photo by Linda Schocken

 • I’m Tammy Harman-Siebel and I have led the
outreach efforts to area Pest Control
Companies.

Introduction • I’ve been an environmental activist and

nature lover for decades. When the Phillipe
Park owl family died, I learned about the ill
affects of rodenticides and decided I had to
get involved and do something to help
protect the future of our wildlife.
Pest Control Company Outreach
• Our approach to outreach

• Research area pest control companies

• Phone calls, emails, door-to-door
• Make contact with the owner/manager that can tell us exactly what they
currently use and can make decisions about switching if need be
• Some companies are not forthcoming with what they use which is a red flag
• Cynthia Chastain is our rock star caller! She doesn’t give up.
• If they admit to using the bad stuff, we ask them to switch
• If they use the better stuff, we praise them and promote them…
Recognition of Pest Control Companies doing the right thing!
• The Team presents a Certificate of Recognition to Pest Control Companies that we have confirmed do
not use the rat bait that has secondary poisoning affects to other wildlife.
• We give them a ‘shout out’ on our Facebook group page
• We will be including the Good List on our website that is in progress
Safer
Alternatives
• Good List companies either use Snap Traps, Zap
Traps, exclusion, smart trap systems (Turner),
and/or the 2 safer compounds: Bromethalin and
cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3).

• Some brands manufacturer both the safer and the

ultra bad kind so check the labels before using or
counting them out (Tom Cat, D-Con, etc).
Mark Schocken
Mark will now discuss the chemistry behind the products and how to
submit public comment to the EPA about further restrictions needed
on rodenticides that have secondary poisoning affects to our wildlife.