Institute for Hygiene and Environment
Disposal of animal carcasses
You have found a dead animal in Hamburg and are wondering what you should or can do now?
Important notes
Prerequisites
The Hygiene Institute is only responsible for the disposal of certain animals. Please note the information under " Collecting dead animals ".
Documents required
no
Please note
- Report Dead Birds : There are many dead waterfowl at a location or if you find dead larger waterfowl such as geese, swans, ducks or birds of prey, you should report them. A reporting hotline has been set up in Hamburg on 040 / 42837-2200, which can be reached around the clock.
- Please note the Hamburg reporting obligation for rats .
- For safety reasons, carcasses found on federal motorways are recovered by the motorway maintenance department or the police.
Deadlines
no
Procedure & Fees
Procedure
not specified
Processing time
not specified
Fees
No
Legal notes
Legal basis
not specified
Downloads & Links
Links on hamburg.de
Service description
Pets (e.g. dogs, cats, rabbits) found dead on public property that cannot be assigned to an owner and carcasses of larger wild animals (e.g. deer, foxes, badgers, raccoon dogs, geese, swans and buzzards) are collected from the animal body collection point from the Institute for Hygiene and Environment.
Small wild animals (songbirds, rats, pigeons, wild rabbits, squirrels and the like) are only picked up if it can be assumed that they could pose a particular risk from zoonoses (diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans). This is always the case with bats, as they often develop rabies, which is also dangerous for humans. Unsuspecting carcasses of small wild animals can safely be disposed of as household waste.
In the hygiene institute, some of these animal bodies are tested for certain significant animal diseases, such as rabies.
Address and contact information
Address
Institute for Hygiene and Environment
Marckmannstraße 129a 20539 Hamburg
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Phone
Facility info
Public transport
S2 / S21 Rothenburgsort, buses 3/120/124/130 Billhorner Deich
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Last updated: 10.05.2024