Wisconsin Dead Animal Guides
The questions Wisconsin's agencies answer in pieces, put together from WisDOT's carcass manual, the statutes and administrative code, DNR's deer and wildlife-health pages, and each city's own wording. Each guide ends with the sources it rests on and the date each one was opened.
Dead animal on your own property right now? That case is not in any manual. Call (414) 928-2653 or send the details.
Who Picks Up Dead Animals in Wisconsin?
Who removes a dead animal in Wisconsin by where it lies: WisDOT's deer contractor on state highways, the county on letter routes, the city on its streets, the owner at home. Nine cities quoted.
Open the guide →Dead Animal Disposal in Wisconsin: The Statute, the DNR's Instruction, and Your City's Cart
Wisconsin dead animal disposal, honestly scoped: the § 95.50 24/48-hour rule and who it actually binds, the DNR's bury-or-double-bag guidance for wildlife, deer as solid waste, landfill rules, and which cities allow the trash cart.
Open the guide →Dead Deer and Roadkill in Wisconsin: Who Removes It and Who May Keep It
Who removes a dead deer in Wisconsin by road class, the registration step before a driver may take one (§ 29.349), what the DNR tells a landowner, the CWD carcass rules, and four cities and counties quoted.
Open the guide →Where a Dead Dog or Cat Goes in Wisconsin: Veterinarian, Shelter, Cart or Street
Who to call about a dead dog or cat in Wisconsin: no agency picks up a pet from a home on any page opened, MADACC and nine city pages quoted, the § 95.50 24/48-hour rule, burial and cremation routes.
Open the guide →Dead Animal Smell in the House: Start With the Places You Can Reach
Where a dead-animal smell in a Wisconsin house usually comes from, which carcasses are reachable without cutting a wall, what DNR says about handling one, and why no state or city agency has a role inside a home.
Open the guide →If it is your ground, not the county's
No guide on this page settles a carcass in a yard, because no Wisconsin agency does either. Say what it is and where it is lying, and you will hear whether anyone is available for the address. If someone is, the price comes from them on that call.