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Pets and animals

How to dispose of animals

How to dispose

There are two ways to dispose of animals depending on whether they are pet remains, small or large animal carcasses.

Small animal carcasses and pet remains

  • Put into your black cart

Put small animal carcasses (e.g. birds, mice, fish, rabbits, chickens) into your black cart as garbage. 

Make sure to double bag and place inside the bin for pickup.

You can also take your pet remains to a City landfill. Staff will help with disposal if requested. Another option is to contact The Calgary Humane Society, veterinary clinics and other private companies for animal cremation services.

Large animal and cattle carcasses

  • Take to a City landfill

Take large carcasses or parts (e.g. deer, moose, elk, sheep) as well as cattle carcasses and parts to a City landfill for disposal. Tell scale-house staff what you have. They will give you directions to the designated disposal area.

Please note the following cattle parts are not accepted. Contact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency at 1-800-442-2342 for information on disposing these parts.

  • Skull
  • Brain
  • Trigeminal ganglia (nerves attached to the brain),
  • Eyes
  • Tonsils
  • Spinal cord
  • Dorsal root ganglia (nerves attached to the spinal cord) from cattle aged 30 months or older
  • Distal ileum (portion of the small intestine) from cattle of all ages

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