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Animal carcasses and animal by-products Disposal
Service Description
Dead animals (domestic, pet, zoo, circus and, in special circumstances, wild animals - especially wild boar found dead) and certain waste of animal origin, such as slaughterhouse waste or leftovers from restaurants or commercial kitchens, must be properly reported and disposed of.
The harmless disposal of these carcasses and wastes is an important part of animal disease control and public health prevention. Only through effective treatment is it possible to render harmless pathogens of diseases in animal carcasses or their parts, whether recognized or not. Therefore, dead animals and certain animal parts must be sent for proper disposal at a specialized plant. Kitchen and food waste from gastronomy and large kitchens that contain animal components (e.g. meat scraps, sausage) are also subject to disposal that is regulated uniformly throughout Europe by law.
Are you in possession of a dead animal or have you found one?
In principle, the disposal of a dead animal is to be arranged via the disposal company responsible for Thuringia.
If the animal was killed in connection with a traffic accident, inform the police.
If the animal is located in other public areas, inform the responsible municipal or district administration. In the case of a wild boar found dead, please inform the Veterinary and Food Surveillance Office (VLÜA) of your district or district-free city, as the animal must be examined for the African swine fever virus, among other things.
If the animal is your own pet and you have your own property that is not located in a water catchment area or near public ways and places, you may bury it. The animal's body must be covered by a layer of earth at least 50 cm thick.
If it is your own horse and you want to have it cremated, please contact the Veterinary and Food Control Office (VLÜA) of your county or city.
Disposal of animal carcasses
Who should I contact?
To arrange for disposal, contact the disposal company responsible for Thuringia, SecAnim GmbH, electronically via the SecAnim app or by telephone.
For other questions and in case of an accidental or dead wild boar, please contact the Veterinary and Food Control Office (VLÜA) of your county or city.
Which documents are required?
telephone message
What are the fees?
If dead animals are disposed of in special plants, costs are incurred which are to be borne by the animal owner. The current fees for the disposal of animal carcasses can be found on the internet portal of the Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung or by telephone.
Legal basis
What else should I know?
Further information can be found on the websites of the Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung.
In accordance with the statutory provisions, the state capital Erfurt is responsible for the disposal of animal carcasses and parts of animal carcasses occurring in its area. Their disposal is not subject to the obligations under the street cleaning statutes of the city of Erfurt.
Animal carcasses found in public traffic areas are regularly dogs, cats, pigeons, martens or comparable small domestic and wild animals, but also larger wild animals such as foxes, deer or wild boar. Their owners are usually not known or cannot be identified in time. SWE Stadtwirtschaft GmbH is contractually bound for the disposal, collection and transport to the rendering plant (in Elxleben).
Reports on the discovery of animal carcasses are to be directed to, stating the place where they were found, the time they were found, the type and condition of the animal carcass, as well as any information on the owner, to:
1. the veterinary and food control office Erfurt:
- Mondays to Saturdays: Tel. 0361 655-1380
2. the Erfurt fire department control center:
- Sundays, public holidays and at night: Tel. 0361 655-5101
or 112
3. SWE Stadtwirtschaft GmbH:
- Street cleaning division Tel. 0361 5980911
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family Affairs
Professionally released on
22.09.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
Competent Authority
Landeshauptstadt Erfurt, Stadtverwaltung - Tiergesundheit und Tierseuchenbekämpfung
Visiting address
99084 Erfurt