Lansing · East Lansing · Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties
Dead animal removal in Lansing
A dead raccoon in the garage, a groundhog under the shed, a deer at the back of the lot. Somebody comes out, takes it away and disposes of it properly. That is the whole service.
Or send the details below and the operator calls you back.
Where on the property is it?
That one answer settles most of what the job will take. Pick the closest match.
- Out in the open: yard, driveway, field edge, along the fenceThe straightforward job. Bagged, loaded, gone.
- In the garage, the attic, the crawl space, under the deck or shedReachable, but somebody has to get in there. Most Lansing calls are one of these.
- A deerHeavy, and the first question is whether it is on your land or on the road shoulder.
- A smell and nothing to point atWorth a look if the source could be somewhere reachable.
Who handles what around Lansing
The property line decides it. A carcass on a road belongs to whoever maintains that road: the Michigan Department of Transportation for I-96, I-69, I-496 and US-127, and the county road agency for county roads. MDOT says so on its own FAQ, and it takes reports through its regional offices.
Inside the city, Lansing runs a service-request system called Lansing Connect for non-emergency issues. Whether a carcass on a city street gets collected, and how quickly, is a question to put to that system. Nothing we could verify commits the city to collecting an animal from a private yard.
On your own property, Michigan law puts the animal on you. Under the Bodies of Dead Animals Act, a carcass has to be dealt with within 24 hours, and burial has to be at least two feet down. Most people would rather it left in somebody else's truck, which is what this line is for.
Deer, and Lansing's deer
Lansing has enough deer inside the city that it runs a deer-management program with the DNR, USDA Wildlife Services and Michigan State University. A deer that dies on a residential lot in Groesbeck or along the river in Old Town is not unusual here, and it is a private job unless it is lying in the road.
What a deer job involves, and how to tell whose it is.
Not every job is a job
A mouse that died somewhere inside a finished wall is usually not something an operator will cut drywall to reach. If the carcass cannot be got at without opening the structure, the smell generally fades as decomposition runs its course. More on that, including the situations that are worth a visit.
What happens after you call
The operator asks where the property is, where the animal is, and whether a person can get to it. Those three answers usually produce a price on the phone. If what they find on arrival is different, they say so and re-quote before doing anything.
The carcass is bagged and taken for disposal. Soiled bedding, insulation or soil immediately around it can often go too; whether that is included is settled on the call. Rebuilding anything or treating a whole room for smell is a separate conversation.
No arrival time is promised on this site. The operator sets a time with you once they can see their day. The full sequence, including what is not guaranteed.
Price
No figures are published here, because nobody has seen your job yet. What moves a quote up or down is set out on its own page, and the number itself comes from the operator before work starts.
Area covered
Lansing and East Lansing first, then Okemos, Haslett, Holt, Mason, DeWitt, Grand Ledge, Delta Township and the towns between. The full list.
Lansing, Michigan
Say where it is and get a price
Property, spot on the property, and whether it can be reached. That is enough for a quote on most jobs.