👉 Sign the Petition Here
It only takes a minute — but that minute could save countless lives.
Tasmania’s wildlife deserves better.
Across our beautiful island, 1080 poison is still being used — a chemical that kills slowly, painfully, and indiscriminately. From Tasmanian devils and quolls to pets, livestock, and native birds, 1080 doesn’t care who it harms.
For many years, Tasmania stood proud as a leader in wildlife care — we had a ban on 1080. But that ban was reversed. And now, the suffering has returned.
💔 What is 1080 poison?
1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) is a toxic chemical designed to kill. It causes a prolonged, distressing death through convulsions, vomiting, and organ failure. It doesn’t just target “pest species” — it spreads silently through ecosystems, killing everything that eats the baited carcass.
That means:
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Tasmanian devils scavenging on poisoned prey can die.
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Eastern quolls — already threatened — can be wiped out in an area overnight.
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Pets and farm animals can be poisoned too.
In a biodiversity crisis, we cannot justify an outdated, cruel, and uncontrollable poison.
🌿 We have better options
Land management doesn’t have to come at the cost of cruelty. Tasmania has access to modern, targeted, and humane alternatives — including improved fencing, guardian animals, and professional wildlife management techniques that don’t destroy ecosystems.
The ongoing use of 1080 isn’t science-based. It’s habit.
And habits can change.
🐾 This petition is our chance to make history
Tasmanian residents now have a chance to stand up for wildlife and compassion. A new petition is calling for the permanent ban of 1080 poison in Tasmania — and every single signature counts.
📍 Principal Petitioner: Shelley Gilham
📍 Sponsor: Tabatha Badger
📅 Closing Date: 6 November 2025
👉 Sign the Petition Here
It only takes a minute — but that minute could save countless lives.
🖤 Our island. Our responsibility.
Tasmania is home to some of the most remarkable wildlife on Earth. Devils, quolls, eagles, owls — all part of a delicate ecosystem that deserves protection, not poison.
Let’s be the generation that ends this cruelty once and for all.
Let’s protect what’s wild, what’s real, and what makes Tasmania home.
Sign the petition. Share it. Speak up.
Because silence won’t save them — but we can.
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3 comments
No animal should be given any poison of any kind especially one that leaves them suffering a a prolonged agonising death 😡and anything else that can access the poison and suffer the same fate. BAN THE USE OF IT!!
1080 is the worst poison no animal should suffer like that
1080 is the worst poison no animal should suffer like that