A New Coalition for Georgia · Launching 2026
Building a more humane future for Georgia's wildlife.
Science-based policy. Practical solutions. Compassionate conservation — rooted in the fields, forests, and communities of Georgia.
Our Mission
A statewide voice for humane, evidence-based wildlife policy.
The Georgia Humane Wildlife Coalition is a newly organized nonprofit initiative working to advance practical, science-informed policies that reduce unnecessary animal suffering and promote humane coexistence between people and wildlife in Georgia.
Our first policy focus is the sale and routine use of vertebrate glue traps — devices that animal-welfare bodies including Humane World for Animals and the RSPCA have documented as indiscriminate and inhumane, and which have been prohibited nationally in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
We are in the earliest stage of coalition-building. If your organization, veterinary practice, or wildlife rehabilitation center would like to be part of this work, we would love to hear from you.
Our First Campaign
Toward humane pest and wildlife policy in Georgia.
We are preparing to propose legislation that would restrict the retail sale and routine commercial use of vertebrate glue traps in Georgia and promote Integrated Pest Management alternatives recommended by the U.S. CDC and UGA Extension. Bill text and sponsor information will be published here as they are confirmed.
Roadmap
Research & evidence review
In progressReviewing published literature and Georgia field data
Coalition building
UnderwayInviting Georgia partners
Draft legislation
In progressDraft ordinance language complete for a local Atlanta ordinance; statewide bill in development.
Sponsor identification
Outreach underwayCommittee hearings
UpcomingFloor votes
UpcomingGovernor's desk
Upcoming
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Four ways to move this forward.
Real policy change starts locally — with letters, with neighbors, with a few minutes of your time.
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A humane approach that also works.
Integrated Pest Management — exclusion, sanitation, and targeted, humane trapping — is the approach recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. It is more effective at reducing rodent populations over time than glue traps, and it avoids the wildlife bycatch that Georgia's rehabilitation centers see every year.
The American Veterinary Medical Association's own euthanasia guidelines state that trapping a conscious animal in glue is "not acceptable for euthanasia," though it "may be required for pest control" — acceptable only for insects or spiders, not vertebrates. The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and British Veterinary Association have taken similar or stronger positions, with the BVA actively campaigning for a full ban on both public and professional use.
Read the sources
Coalition
Coalition partners — coming soon.
We are actively inviting Georgia veterinarians, wildlife rehabilitators, conservation groups, and academic researchers to join us. Confirmed partners will be listed here with permission.
Interested in joining the coalition?
If your organization works in wildlife care, veterinary medicine, humane pest management, or Georgia conservation, we'd love to talk.
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News — coming soon.
Field reports, policy updates, and coalition news will be published here as the campaign gets underway. Join our mailing list to be notified.