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Smell next door from decomposing animal

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Fizzymoon67 · 10/08/2020 17:49

hi all,

At my wits end. The property next door to me has been empty for about 4 year and someone has dumped a bag containing a dead cat/dog in their yard. Its filled with maggots and surrounded with flies and we can't open any of our windows due to the horrific smell. Its so warm at the minute too its unbearable.
Being told by council/environmental health and police that there's nothing they can do. Councils environmental health have said because its not on council property it would be up to the landlord/owner and it would take a while to find out who is responsible. Meanwhile we just have to put up with it.

Any advice welcome as I've been down every avenue I can think of!

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Aquamarine1029 · 10/08/2020 17:52

I would go bag it up myself and dispose of it.

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Fizzymoon67 · 10/08/2020 17:53

God no the bag is literally moving and will leak fluids

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AvoidingRealHumans · 10/08/2020 17:53

As unpleasant as it is I think you're going to have to do as pp suggests and deal with it yourself.

DontGoIntoTheLongGrass · 10/08/2020 17:54

How do you know it's an animal and not human?

Yes I'd go bag it up myself.

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Fizzymoon67 · 10/08/2020 17:54

can see fur in the bag

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Sexnotgender · 10/08/2020 17:55

@DontGoIntoTheLongGrass

How do you know it's an animal and not human?

Yes I'd go bag it up myself.

Oh god. Yes how do you know it’s an animal 😕

AvoidingRealHumans · 10/08/2020 17:55

In that case, Could you pay someone to do it? I remember a thread on here about a dead animal in a paddling pool and I'm sure that lady paid someone to come and dispose of it (they couldn't get to it in the end if I remember rightly).
Maybe try pest control in your area and see what they say.

zoomzoghedgehog · 10/08/2020 17:57

I'm a pest controller (yes a female one haha) I'd bet anything there are rats in the garden too. As a pest controller I'd come and pick it up but I'd also suggest laying bait boxes in your garden also as I guarantee next door and then in turn your garden has rats.

zoomzoghedgehog · 10/08/2020 17:58

I'd also contact environmental health and your local council who have enforcement powers to get owners of empty houses to maintain them and use them.

spiritedawai · 10/08/2020 18:01

I'd move it myself and have a peek inside. I'm a bit morbid though

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Fizzymoon67 · 10/08/2020 18:02

@zoomzoghedgehog

Oh god I feel sick at the thought of rats too!

Ridiculous that there isn't just some way of finding out what estate agents have the property.

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Mistymonday · 10/08/2020 18:14

Look on land registry to find the owner?

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Fizzymoon67 · 10/08/2020 18:20

Paid £3 for land registry to try find the owner but that just gives his address so would have to wait for a letter to get across to Ireland from NE England. Checked social media to no avail

Pest control companies won't come because it would be trespassing without owners permission

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Justkeeprollingalong · 10/08/2020 19:21

Put on some rubber gloves and a mask and go and deal with it yourself. If you aren't prepared to do that it can't be that bad or you would just to get rid of the smell.

Catsup · 10/08/2020 19:33

But if you don't move it yourself it'll not go anywhere will it? You could be waiting months for it to decompose/be eaten enough by maggots for the smell to go. Then there's the rats, and the flies that have feasted on it coming in your house 🤮 buy a pair of decorating overalls from Wilko, a decent face mask, thick rubber gloves, and wear wellies. Scrap it up on to a shovel, and take a big bucket of water and disinfect to slosh the yard down. Also lay the rat traps.

Feralkidsatthecampsite · 10/08/2020 19:35

Fur? It could be Bet Lynch!!

Thunderbolted · 10/08/2020 19:37

Could you pour gallons of bleach over it to kill the smell/maggots?

SweetBillie · 10/08/2020 19:43

You're going to have to get rid of it yourself as soon as possible. Are environmental health seriously not concerned?
What about other neighbours being affected by the smell and the flies? It must be horrendous in this heat.

WeeMadArthur · 10/08/2020 19:44

Old clothes on, face mask with toothpaste round your nose, double gloves and several large plastic bags to make sure no ick gets on you. Best of luck @Fizzymoon67

LynetteScavo · 10/08/2020 19:46

Pour a huge bag of sand over it.

Or pay a pest controller, pretending it's your property. Are you able to access it?

Or as suggested on another thread about a dead thing as on Facebook for some one to do. Is there any soil in the garden someone could dig a swap hole and shove it in?

Silvercatowner · 10/08/2020 19:47

Is it near any plants or buildings? Could you set fire to it?

TerribleCustomerCervix · 10/08/2020 19:51

Rubber gloves, vicks round your nose and head round with a spade so you can scoop it up and not have to touch the bag. Drop it into two or three layered bin bags.

It would take less than five minutes, certainly less time and effort than writing to the landlord.

Failing that, I’d offer £20-30 on my local Facebook buy and sale for anyone who would dispose of it for me.

footprintsintheslow · 10/08/2020 19:52

Surely this is a short term problem. The maggots will have this stripped clean in days and then you'll have no smell.

Dogsgowoofwoof · 10/08/2020 19:53

Yes, i think I’d have to have a go at bagging it myself. I’d plonk it in their wheely bin and make sure it went out on bin day.

WhoWouldHaveThoughtThat · 10/08/2020 20:00

Suggest you phone the police and say you think someone has deposited parts of a human body...

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