1080 Poison
Is an Animal
Welfare Crisis.
Indiscriminate — Inhumane — Unacceptable
1080 is a chemical emergency. It is a colourless, tasteless and odourless toxin with no known antidote. It is lethal to all living organisms and is banned nearly everywhere else in the world.
What Is
1080 Poison?
Sodium fluoroacetate — known as 1080 — is a systemic poison used across Australia to control introduced species. The science tells a different story to official justifications.
No Antidote Exists
1080 has no known antidote. Any animal — domestic, wild, or native — that ingests a lethal dose has no medical recourse. Death typically occurs through cardiac arrest or respiratory failure, often following hours of extreme suffering.
Globally Banned
1080 is banned nearly everywhere else in the world. Australia remains one of the very few countries where it continues to be deployed at scale — a position that is increasingly difficult to justify in light of the available evidence.
Indiscriminate by Design
The poison is lethal to all living organisms. Bait stations and aerial drops cannot distinguish between target species and non-target animals — including threatened native wildlife, domestic dogs, and dingoes.
Undetectable
1080 is colourless, tasteless and odourless. It cannot be detected by sight, smell, or taste. There is no warning to animals that encounter it, and no way for owners to know if their animal has been exposed until it is too late.
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Get Answers
What is 1080? Why is it still legal? Is there a safer alternative? Evidence-based answers to the questions that matter — clearly explained.
Read the FAQsRead the Science
The research on humaneness, ethics, ecological harm, and proven alternatives is unambiguous. Explore the evidence the authorities would rather you didn't.
View the evidenceMake Your Voice Heard
Sign petitions. Write to your representatives. Every name added to the public record is pressure regulators cannot dismiss.
Take action nowYour Story Matters
Lost a dog. Watched a native animal die. Lived next to a bait zone. Your experience is evidence. Submit your victim impact statement.
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Regulators respond to public record, not private concern. Sign a petition. Write to your MP. Submit your story. Each action you take becomes part of the evidence base that makes this ban impossible to refuse.
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Australia's
Leading Network
Against 1080
The Coalition Against 1080 Poison is Australia's leading network dedicated to banning 1080 poison. We bring together communities, researchers, and advocates united by evidence and a commitment to animal welfare.
We hope you'll join us.
The Human Cost
of 1080
"The house and my heart aren't the same without you."
— Victim Impact Statement, Coalition Against 1080 Poison
These are not statistics. They are people — pet owners, farmers, bushwalkers, families — who have watched an animal die from 1080 poisoning and had nowhere to turn. Their grief is the human face of a policy failure.
Victim impact statements form a critical part of the public record. Submit yours and ensure your experience cannot be ignored.
Live Data
1080 Baiting
in Your Area
Our interactive map tracks current and historical 1080 baiting programme activity across Australia, drawn from publicly available data. Find out what's happening near you — and what you can do about it.
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Coalition
The Coalition Against 1080 Poison relies entirely on grassroots support. We refuse corporate funding to remain completely independent. Your contribution powers our active investigations, community defence campaigns, and political lobbying to end the use of this lethal Schedule 7 poison.
Where Your Money Goes
Uncover the Truth
Funds GIPA and Freedom of Information requests to extract hidden data and expose government inaction.
Protect Communities
Powers targeted digital alerts and warning materials for pet owners near active baiting zones.
Demand Legislative Change
Sustains direct political advocacy — building legal frameworks and lobbying Ministers in parliament.
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