Welcome to The Villages Dead Animal Removal! Got a terrible smell in your house, or do you see a dead critter on your property? We are an animal control company specializing in the removal of dead animals from your home, attic, basement, walls, yard, or any part of your property. You clearly don't want a dead animal in your house. Carcasses attract flies and give off terrible smells, not to mention the potential diseases rotting flesh can cause. Whenever we remove dead animals, we use 100% safe methods and make sure to disinfect your home and get rid of all traces of odor. Click here for Free Roadkill Removal and click here for Dead Pet Body Removal. For deceased wild animals in your home or property, call us anytime at 352-461-1405 to schedule an appointment for today! We come out fast! Some of the services we offer include:

If you believe that you have a dead animal on your property, you will have to act swiftly to minimize its possible impact. The carcass of the creature may cause a range of problems. They can pose threats to your pets and kids, emit a foul odor, and attract pests and scavengers. The diseases they may carry may not only be serious but can also be life-threatening. Therefore, you need our help to protect you from these risks. We will help you locate the source of the problem and remove it effectively and swiftly. After the proper removal, we will then sanitize your place and will ensure that there will be no other issues present. Our company has all the latest methods and equipment. The knowledge of our people is also necessary to keep the people inside safe and secured. We are a certified company by the state. Therefore, you can guarantee that we will follow the standard when removing and disposing of the carcass. We understand that it can be a potentially dangerous and sensitive situation, but you don't have to worry about it. We have dealt with all kinds of cases related to dead animals. We are fully licensed and insured to conduct the critical procedures and free your house from the presence of expired nuisance animals.

What if you found roadkill or a dead animal such as a deer in a public place, and you want the city or Sumter County services to remove it for free? Click here for Free Sumter County Dead Animal Removal services. What if a farm animal like a horse, or your beloved pet dog or pet cat has died and you need the body taken away? Click here for Dead Pet Body Removal.

We are experts in dead animal removal, and take our job seriously. When removing dead animals, we do a COMPLETE job — not only do we remove the dead animal from your home or yard, we also decontaminate the area, deodorize it, and dispose of the animal or cremate it. If you aren't sure whether the stench in your house is due to a rotting carcass or another reason, we can sniff it out with our noses from our years of experience. We remove dead raccoons, dead opossums, dead skunks, dead squirrels, dead birds, even dead dogs and cats. We frequently remove dead rodents from inside walls, because poison kills rats and mice, who die in your house. We completely solve your dead animal problem by taking these steps:

• Sniff out the dead animal if it is somewhere in your home
• When necessary, for example if the animal is in a wall or under your house, cut a hole to remove the animal
• Remove the dead animal, safely and completely (and seal the hole if needed)
• Finish the job by decontaminating and deodorizing your home
• Properly dispose of the dead animal through incineration or other means
• Prevent it from happening again by finding out how they got in your house

Dead animal carcass removal is specialty work. Sometimes the job is simple, such as a dead opossum in the yard, in which case we can simply wear our gloves and respirator mask, bag the carcass, and take it away for incineration. Sometimes this is more complex, such as when the dead animal is under a home crawlspace, under a porch or deck or shed. Or if the animal is larger, such as a dog or a deer. The most complex cases are dead animals inside the house. The animal may have died inside the attic, or down in the walls, or the duct work, or any other part of the architecture. You may have a bad smell in your home, and you're not even sure what's causing it. We've removed not just dead animals, but rotting food, bad mold, etc. We specialize in locating the source of the smell, and we very commonly cut a hole in the ceiling or wall to remove the animal. We remove every bit of the carcass, mop up the juices, vacuum the maggots, spray it and wipe it down with disinfectant, cleaner, and we repair the hole we cut. In some cases we use ozone machines to neutralize odor.

The Villages Dead Animal Tip:


Who to Call to Pick Up Roadkill

If you've been in a vehicle on a highway before, then you've experienced it: a carcass lying right in the middle of the road or by the roadside. Most will agree it's not a pleasurable sight. 

As human settlements rapidly encroach into wild habitats, major road construction projects cut through forests and other wild habitats. Hence, several unsuspecting animals meet their demise as they try to cross the road by getting hit by oncoming vehicles. 

Roadkill poses a series of risks to other drivers and animals. First, drivers have to make dangerous swerves to evade a dead carcass lying in the middle of the road. This is particularly true if the animal is large - for example, a deer. Furthermore, roadkill attracts other predators like coyotes, foxes, and vultures, who feed on the carcass. If the carcass is in the middle of the road, these scavengers are also at grave risk of being hit. 

For these reasons, it's important that roadkill - especially of large animals - are promptly removed from the road. And as a driver and good citizen passing through that route, you have a role to play. That's why we'll explore what you need to do and who you have to call to pick up roadkill. 

Step 1: Removing Carcasses from the Middle of the Road

As noted earlier, roadkill in the middle of the road puts other drivers at risk, who may have to make precarious swerves to evade it. That's why, at the very least, you should try to get the carcass away from the middle of the road. 

Before you park your car by the roadside and go pull the carcass in the middle of the highway, you have to think about your safety first! If the highway is too busy or there's a high risk of you being hit also, do not get out of your car. If predators are feeding on the carcass, do not disturb their meal, as they might get aggressive. If you don't have access to hand gloves, do not make direct contact with the carcass. Dead animals carry many different diseases, ticks, and more, and the last thing you want is to get infected. 

However, if you assess the situation, and you check all the boxes, you should park your vehicle somewhere safe by the roadside. Then put on your hand gloves and pull the carcass to the side of the road. If it's a large carcass, you might need someone else to assist your efforts. Once you're done, make the call to the right authority.

Step 2: Call the Right Authority

Either you've moved the carcass to the roadside, or it's still in the middle of the road, at the very least, you need to call the right service to pick up the carcass. 

There isn't one single number you can memorize to call to report a dead animal wherever you are. Every state and region have different teams responsible for who handles roadkill cleanup. Therefore, who to call depends on where you're located. In the city of Boston, Massachusetts, for example, the Department of Public Works (DPW) sends people in trucks to pick up carcasses. 

However, some of the organizations that may handle roadkill where you're located might be:

• Animal welfare league
• Street maintenance department
• Department of environmental protection
• Public safety department
• Game and wildlife management
• Wildlife control services

Thankfully, with a GPS, you can easily tell where you are and get online information of who to call to take care of the roadkill. Even if you call the wrong service, they will promptly pass the message along to the people involved.

Note that some people call 911 to report roadkill. This is not appropriate, and most municipalities discourage it. However, the only exception might be when there's large roadkill in the middle of the road that may result in a serious accident - that might qualify as an emergency!

What Happens to the Roadkill?

Once the designated team picks up the roadkill, it has to be disposed of. Some of the common disposal methods they employ include:

• Incineration
• Storage in large drums that are frozen before being discarded in the landfill
• Burial by the roadside 
• Making compost from the body
• Using it to feed carrion birds or carnivores

We service nearby towns such as Leesburg, Tavares, Mount Dora, Belleview, Summerfield. Ocklawaha, Oxford, Lady Lake, Fruitland Park, Oxford, Wildwood, Adamsville, Coleman, Okahumpka.