Smell next door from decomposing animal

[Fizzymoon67]

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!

[Fizzymoon67]

Moved it to council land. Kinda is their problem now!

[Oldbagface]

Phone private sector housing dept at the council and explain to them. Ask them if they will trace the owner. Failing that you could do some online digging to find out who owns it. Try 192.com

[Wingedharpy]

When you say "Council land" op, do you mean the Town Hall steps?

[Oldbagface]

Just caught up. Well done to your friend op. Stronger stomach than me

[Fizzymoon67]

@Wingedharpy

When you say "Council land" op, do you mean the Town Hall steps?

Haha nope well away from houses and such though so no one else gets that god awful smell. Council said they were looking into who owned the house for me and its been 2 weeks now without a word. Can't imagine how we would have coped with the smell for that long. Just hope the council will look into whose dog it was :( pains me to think if it had an owner that they'll never know what happened

[user1471538283]

I know it's grim but do go and get it. You will probably have rats running around as well and the Council may get rid of them for you

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

Might not have been a dog , might have been an illegal badger bait victim
But I'm guessing you didn't want to look too closely in the bag