Dead fox in our garden - what to do with it?

[thetinsoldier]

We can pick it up and put it in a box (maybe) but where to put it??

Ask the council. Cause of death known?

BBQ

Do you have Red Kites locally?

Animal control will come collect it.

My aunt had this and her council picked it up.

No idea about cause of death.

and red kites?? wtf??

The council will take it away.

Our council also collect, but it cost around £30 and had to be in a black bag. Was way cheaper than the local pest control though who were charging £650.

Awww that’s sad.
we had this and put it in a woodland near our house, but we live rurally.

Oh, ours didn’t charge, but it was a couple of years ago.

Maybe it was poisoned with rats poison

I think we will do this. We’re rural too.

very sad - we feed the foxes and badgers…

Councils will clear off their own land - but not from a private garden.

We had this and councils won’t collect from private garden, so we carried it out the front and put it on the pavement and then called the council. Felt really stupid.

Very good point. Best not to leave it out for red kites or in a wild place for nature to take its course then.

I was about to suggest this.

Hang, what’s that I see, it’s the fox. It’s has had a last little burst of energy and made its way out of the garden and onto the street. Oh dear, that was clearly too much exertion for it and it’s has now died for good. Oh what a shame.

This happened to me once. I put it in a black bag and put a note
with dead fox written on it and put it on the kerb then i called council and told them there was a dead fox in a black bag they came and got it.

Why can't you put it in a plastic bag and then in the bin for collection with the general rubbish?

Or I suppose you could incinerate it.

That's probably what I'd do too.

If you pick it up make sure you wear gloves. Foxes carry all sorts of lovely pathogens and parasites! Move it some distance away from your house because it will absolutely Pong. Alternatively just bury it in your garden (providing it’s not any where near a water course).

This weather it would smell bad really quickly. And alot of councils are fortnightly collection now.

We had one last week on the pavement outside our house and the council came and removed it, no charge.

Lots of bins stink anyway.

This could well attract a fixed penalty fine, anything larger than small vermin like a mouse must not go in household waste.