The best way to prevent accidental rat poisoning ... and dispose of it properly. As of 2011, rat poison bait must be sold in the form of blocks rather than pellets or loose bait.

Over the last few years, animal advocates sought to limit the use of anticoagulant rat poisons due to ... after gaining access to a bait box and ingesting the poison directly.

Volunteers will help replace lethal rat poison with bait that targets female rodents' reproductive system in yearlong pilot ...