( NATHAN DENETTE / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo )The most common of the three toxins under consideration is strychnine. “The use of pesticides to control large predators and the unintended effects on nontarget animals is a growing concern among Canadians,” says the agency’s website. Those numbers are likely to be conservative, said Sadie Parr of Wolf Awareness, because strychnine remains in the food web. The federal agency is using a definition created by the Australian Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “Gone is the day and age when we can do whatever we want to whatever we want,” she said.

Source: thestar February 20, 2019 19:52 UTC