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The Importance of Prompt Deceased Livestock Removal

The Importance of Prompt Deceased Livestock Removal

While losing a beloved horse, cow, or other livestock animal is already an emotionally devastating experience, failing to have the remains promptly removed from your property can quickly lead to an even more distressing situation. From environmental hazards to regulatory violations, delays in arranging for professional deceased livestock removal creates a plethora of risks.

At Graver Horse Removal, we urge all owners to call us immediately following an animal mortality. Our team specializes in the safe, legally-compliant transportation and disposition of deceased livestock. Here’s why it’s so crucial to have remains cleared swiftly:

Disease Control

As bodies decompose, they become breeding grounds for harmful bacteria, pathogens, and infectious disease. This increases the risk of contamination spread across your property through:

– Odor transmission in airborne particles
– Vermin attraction like rats, insects, scavenger animals
– Leaking fluids seeping into soil, water, feed sources
– Cross-contamination risks for other livestock, pets, and humans
– Residual matter transferring on clothing, surfaces, equipment

Making prompt removal arrangements is key to halting disease amplification and protecting your operation’s animals and workforce.

Environmental Hazards

Improper disposal of large animal remains also creates potential environmental contamination threats. As carcasses decompose, dangerous pathogens like E. coli, Salmonella, and others can penetrate soil and leach into groundwater. This risks polluting drinking wells, waterways, crop fields and more.

Strong odors and visible remains can also attract pests and scavengers onto your property. Many areas have laws about how close remains can be to residences, water sources, food production areas and other spaces, making professional removal a must.

Regulatory Compliance

Speaking of laws, there are very strict regulations around the proper handling and disposal of livestock remains to prevent biosecurity risks. In Illinois, the Department of Agriculture mandates that any deceased domesticated animal must be buried, incinerated or rendered within 24 hours of death.

Failure to comply with these rules can result in hefty fines or even criminal charges for improper disposal of a livestock mortality. Our licensed and insured team ensures every removal is conducted exactly to code.

Avoiding Unnecessary Distress

On top of health and legal risks, allowing remains to linger adds emotional distress and disturbing decomposition sights and smells. No owner should have to endure that on top of the grief over their loss.

At Graver Horse Removal, our 24/7 rapid response team is here to discreetly take that burden off of your hands the moment you call. We’ll collect remains promptly and transport them with care to a dignified final resting place while you focus on healing. Don’t wait – contact us right away for safe, regulated livestock mortality services.

We are available by phone 24/7: (630) 908-0096

Graver Horse Removal Provides Livestock Removal and Burial or Cremation for Chicagoland Illinois, South East Wisconsin and North East Indiana

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