Pets vulnerable to poisoning as baits laid to control mouse plague Regional residents pushed to the brink by the mouse plague are being warned to protect their pets as vets report an alarming rise in poisonings from rodent bait. Amanda Morris lives on a regional New South Wales farm in Hebden - one of the many locations hit hard by the mouse plague. Ms Morris was cautious about using bait to poison the influx of rodents but couldn't buy traps as the significant demand had created a "massive shortage". READ MORE: Four-month-old cattle pup Indie nearly died after eating mouse bait on a farm in regional NSW. (Supplied/Amanda Morris)