美國聯邦政府目前正考慮禁止兩種用於殺害野生哺乳類動物的致命毒物，並且將於12月16日前，針對此項可能執行的禁令徵詢社會大眾的意見。
上述的有毒物質為氰化鈉與氟乙酸鈉。前者用於M-44噴射器；後者一般稱為化合物Compound 1080，一種添加在繫於綿羊與山羊等家畜的項圈中的有毒物質。美國環保署將此兩種有毒物質歸類為急性毒性中的最高等級。
訴願者表示，此類的有毒物質由美國農業部的分支野生動物機構所配給，2006年每小時平均有1.6隻野生動物遭此兩種有毒物質所毒害。
美國農業部指出，野生動物機構計畫的目標，是希望能管控野生動物所造成的損害，並非為撲殺野生動物。「根據民眾的要求，野生動物機構的專家們將在降低掠食率或使掠食的情況最小化等方面，執行或建議更有效率的管理方式。野生動物機構的工作人員也會僅撲殺將造成傷害的掠食者。」
The federal government is considering banning two of the most deadly poisons used to kill wild mammals and is seeking public comment on the possible ban before December 16.
The poisons are sodium cyanide, used in M-44 ejectors, and sodium fluoroacetate, commonly called Compound 1080, a toxic used in "livestock protection collars" strapped onto the heads of sheep and goats.
Both agents are classified by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA as having the highest degree of "acute toxicity."
The poisons are distributed by Wildlife Services, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, which used these two agents during 2006 to kill an average of 1.6 animals every hour, the petitioners say.
The USDA says the goal of the WS program is to manage the damage caused by wildlife, not to eradicate wildlife populations. "Upon request, WS wildlife professionals implement or recommend effective management methods to alleviate or minimize predation. WS employees strive to remove only the predators that are causing the damage."
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