I'm not sure I'll poison too many birds, Q. My cats have taught the birds to stay off the ground..the dog reminds them. Dead bugs don't fly or climb.
I will read labels and/or talk to the exterminator about his poisons before they are spread.

At the moment, I would say I'm more affected by my neighbor's actions than they are by mine. Nobody lives close and if a Bug Rights Activist Group wants to come protect these ticks from death, they are free to come gather them.

I don't intend to go haywire with poison. I just want to be able to play in the yard and not have ticks walking on me all the time.