Compassion for animals
The suffering of rodents and other affected animals matters. We seek to reduce it in every management decision, including when lethal control is necessary.
About
Effective control. Humane management.
Rodent Management Exchange connects informed choices, practical support, and shared learning to improve rodent-management outcomes.
Mission
To reduce animal suffering and ecological harm caused by rodent management while enabling effective control.
Purpose
Help people adapt pest-management practices through informed choices and practical support, improving outcomes while reducing harm to animals and ecosystems.
Values
Meaningful impact
We judge our work by the improvement it makes over what would otherwise happen, directing resources where they can achieve meaningful reductions in harm.
Ecological responsibility
We consider effects across the living landscape. We favor prevention and ecological function, while scrutinizing every intervention, including natural and nonlethal approaches.
Intellectual honesty
We distinguish evidence from aspiration, make uncertainty and failures visible, and change course when warranted. We scrutinize the approaches we favor as carefully as those we hope to replace.
Respect for people
We listen to people managing rodents and take their risks, constraints, and experience seriously. We welcome different motivations and seek improvements people can sustain.
Integrity in collaboration
We choose partnerships and funding that advance our purpose. We disclose competing interests and protect contributors’ trust and confidentiality.
Who is behind the Exchange?
Lindsay Perkin leads the organization’s development, beginning with conversations and research into the experiences of people who manage rodents.
The Exchange is at an early stage. Its organizational structure and funding model are still being developed.
Read Lindsay’s biography ↗