About
What this site is
A reference on who handles a dead animal in Mississippi, plus one phone number for when the animal turns out to be yours to deal with.
Why it was built
Ask who removes a dead animal in Mississippi and the honest answer is "it depends on the city". Southaven's code offers a paid pickup from homes. Olive Branch's covers a dead dog or cat. Jackson's sends dead animals to animal control on call. Hattiesburg's gives 12 hours to dispose of a carcass. Madison County's Road Department lists dead animals among the items its debris pickup will not collect. At state level, MDWFP sets deer carcass rules inside its CWD zones, and the Board of Animal Health's burial rule is written for livestock.
The guides and location pages put those answers side by side, each quoted from the code or agency page that states it. The sources page dates every one, and the methodology page describes how they were found.
Where calls and forms go
There is one phone number, 601-748-7970, and one short form. Calls arrive on this site's routing line; forms arrive at the site. If an independent operator is available, the inquiry is passed to them. If not, it goes no further. Availability and price are discussed on the phone, never promised here.
How the site is paid for
Mississippi Dead Animal Removal is an advertising and referral service, not a removal company. Operators who receive inquiries may pay for them, per inquiry or monthly. The site never touches, moves or disposes of an animal, and employs nobody in the field.
Operators are independent businesses that set their own prices. The site makes no claim about their permits, licences or insurance.
What you will not find here
- A promise that someone serves your area. That is answered on the call.
- Prices. Each operator sets its own, so a figure here would be invented.
- Arrival times or round-the-clock claims.
- Credentials. MDWFP issues a Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator permit for removing live wildlife, and trapping needs a state trapping licence. We found no Mississippi rule that specifically licenses dead-animal removal, and none that rules a licence out. Ask any company you hire what it holds.
- Live animals, trapping or relocation.
- Customer feedback of any kind. The site does no work of its own to be judged on.
Calls that belong elsewhere
For a state highway, Lafayette County's website says MDOT handles dead animals in the roadway and lists (601) 359-7001. City streets and county roads go to the city or county, and the location pages list the published routes. If a person may have been bitten or scratched, or a bat may have touched a person or a pet, call the State Department of Health's Office of Epidemiology at 601-576-7725 first.
Corrections
If a page has fallen out of date, use the contact form to say which sentence. The editorial policy explains how it is checked.