A bait station has a housing (10, 12), slidably receiving a drawer (30) adapted to hold bait product 56. The housing (10, 12) is divided into animal receiving chamber (24) and a bait receiving chamber (26) by means of an intermediate wall (20). The intermediate wall (20) has an opening (46) allowing animals present in the animal chamber (24) to eat from the bait (56) arranged in the bait receiving chamber (26).