A container of rat poison mixed with peanut butter was deliberately placed to kill badgers in Bexhill, according to police. ... “Any amount of poison left like this could not only harm wildlife, but potentially injure or kill domestic animals or humans, too.

Can you poison badgers?

PC Nick Massey, wildlife crime officer, said: "Badgers are a protected species and it is an offence to kill them and also interfere with badger setts. "It is also an offence to lay any poison on any land."

What animals die from rat poison?

Because rat poisons don't just kill rodents. They also kill the animals that eat rats and mice, like hawks, owls, foxes, raccoons and skunks.