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Environment
Kat Wong

FOUND: Rat poison that kills native animals taken off amazon | Mind Blowing Facts

Owls, eagles, quolls, possums and household pets often fall victim to rat poisons. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Common rat poisons known to kill native animals are being pulled from the shelves of Amazon Australia, fuelling calls for a broader ban on the chemicals.

While second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides are aimed at killing rats, they often unintentionally poison wedge-tailed eagles, tawny frogmouths, quolls and family pets.

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