Disposal of Dead Animals and Birds

1. Disposal of Dead Animals and Birds 20044965 안재범

2. Introduction • Three important factors to keep in mind⑴ Disease should not be spread⑵ A public nuisance should not be created⑶ Toxic chemicals should be kept out of the food chain • Many methods of disposal⑴ by a licensed disposal plant : with trucks to pick up the dead animals⑵ by burying : covered by at least 4 feet of earth⑶ by burning : if there ins no violation of ordinances⑷ other methods approved by vet.

3. Health Aspects of Disposal • More than 150 infectious disease are naturally transmitted between vertebrates and man. • The safety course : one of the methods approved by state laws • It is best to treat the animal as though it died of an infectious agent. • Responsibility of putting examined organs back in body cavity and suturing the skin together rests with the vet. • Keeping in mind that we must allow vet. access to do a necropsy on many of animals so that diagnoses may be made for proper treatment of in-contact animals and for disease surveillance.

4. Disposal of Dead Animals • In the next few years, disposing of dead animals will become more difficult.: to be that fewer and fewer land fill areas are available for such use. • Rendering plants can be used, but because of public opinion, this is not always feasible. • in recent years, the air pollution situation has made it uneconomical for local animal hospitals to remodel or build state certified crematories. • The costs are estimated to vary from $15,000 to $40,000

5. Method – Sanitary Land Fills • Sanitary land fills provide a method for final disposal of solid wastes on land.