Petition to ban lead poisining now
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Biodiversity - Flyways
Lead poisoning is one of the greatest avoidable threats to Europe’s birds and wildlife today. Despite being banned in petrol, paint, and pipes, over 44,000 tonnes of lead are still released into the EU environment each year from hunting, shooting, and fishing. This must stop!
Lead exposure harms human health, especially children, poisons animals, and contaminates our ecosystems.
Every year:
- 1 million kids in Europe are at risk from lead in game meat.
- 1 million birds die from lead poisoning.
- 38,000 tonnes of lead shot pellets poison nature: ingesting just one can kill a bird.
- Lead fragments in bullets and lost fishing tackle poisons soil and water, impacting ecosystems.
- Pets and livestock risk lead exposure too.
Support is growing for non-toxic ammunition and fishing weights, and the EU has a unique opportunity to drive this change. Safe alternatives exist for people, wildlife, and the environment.