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To: Cardiff Council
Ban Dangerous Pesticides in Cardiff Council Borough
Please ban the spraying of Monsanto's Roundup and other glyphosate herbicides on our streets and parks.
Why is this important?
The use of glyphosates has already been banned or restricted in 8 countries. It is not acceptable that ourselves, our children and the animals we share our community with are being routinely exposed to these chemicals whether we like it or not. Often being sprayed in day time hours in windy conditions around the general public, or children and pets are left to play in sprayed areas with no warning.
Many other effective alternatives exist, as PAN-UK point out, and are already in use in other European and UK cities. Indeed there are many hundreds of examples from around the world of towns and cities, both larger and smaller than Cardiff, which have effective, sustainable, economic, non-chemical weed and pest control regimes in place. Pesticide-free is possible!
The Cardiff Council is currently using Darka pro to spay verges, parks and alleyways which contains the controversial glyphosate.
This is a matter of great importance for those of us who care about each other's health and the health of our children, our cats, our dogs and all the flora and fauna of this city, of course including our beloved bees.
If you don't live in this area, click here to start a campaign for your city:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-pesticide-campaign
Many other effective alternatives exist, as PAN-UK point out, and are already in use in other European and UK cities. Indeed there are many hundreds of examples from around the world of towns and cities, both larger and smaller than Cardiff, which have effective, sustainable, economic, non-chemical weed and pest control regimes in place. Pesticide-free is possible!
The Cardiff Council is currently using Darka pro to spay verges, parks and alleyways which contains the controversial glyphosate.
This is a matter of great importance for those of us who care about each other's health and the health of our children, our cats, our dogs and all the flora and fauna of this city, of course including our beloved bees.
If you don't live in this area, click here to start a campaign for your city:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-pesticide-campaign
