URGENT: Birds Trapped and Suffering in California!

Reportedly, numerous Yellow-Panel sticky traps are hanging from trees in Vacaville, California, apparently set by the Solano County Agricultural Department. We are told there are almost 300 of these traps, which are intended to monitor an invasive insect species called Glassy-winged sharpshooters. However these traps reportedly also account for countless birds, including hummingbirds, becoming hopelessly mired as their bodies are covered by the gooey substance, resulting in prolonged and fatal suffering (most bird species are federally protected by the Migratory Bird Protection Act).

PETA asked that Solano County Agricultural Department remove the Yellow-Panel sticky traps to prevent further injury or death and although they told us that they intend to work with the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Senior Environmental Scientists (who are monitoring this initiative) to discuss alternatives and/or modifications to the traps, they intend to leave them up for the duration of the study. These birds need your voice now!

Please join PETA in urging the Solano County Agricultural Department to remove all the Yellow-panel stick traps until an ecologically sound and discriminate alternative is secured. Then forward this alert far and wide!

Please call and send polite comments to:

Drew Raymond
Assistant Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures
Solano County
[email protected]
(707) 784-3448

The Honorable Ed King
Agricultural Commissioner
Solano County
[email protected]