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Dead Animal Removal in Henry County, Georgia

Henry County's request types put its limits in writing. The county "does not remove deer from private property", and it does not remove small wildlife such as raccoons, foxes, squirrels, opossums or armadillos "regardless of location". On county roads, DOT takes deer and Animal Care & Control takes dogs and cats, while county code 3-4-8(a) gives the two the duty for all dead animals in county-road rights-of-way (both read 2026-10-01).

This site is a Georgia publisher with one number. Calls reach this site's routing line, which passes them to an independent operator where one covers the area, and nobody from this site comes out. Whether an operator covers your part of Henry County is settled on the call.

Covers: Unincorporated Henry County. The City of McDonough lists its own "Dead Animal" request type. Its SeeClickFix request type gives no description of what it covers.

On a road, street or public land

Henry County splits road carcasses by species. Henry County DOT "removes dead deer off of the right-of-way of county maintained roads." The Animal Care & Control request type says: "Henry County Animal Care & Control remove only domesticated animals (dogs and cats) from county maintained roadways." It adds: "Other deceased wildlife is not handled through our organization." Neither request type covers a raccoon or opossum on a county road, and the deer request type says the county does not remove small wildlife "regardless of location." County code reads differently. Section 3-4-8(a), in the Municode version codified through May 28, 2026, makes it "the duty of Henry County Animal Care and Control and the county department of transportation to remove and dispose of the carcasses of all dead animals found within the rights-of-way of all county roads". We read the request types and the code on 2026-10-01. For small wildlife on a county road, ask the county which one it follows. Neither request type states a fee. On an interstate, U.S. highway or state route, Georgia law gives the Department of Transportation the duty to remove dead animals within the rights of way of highways maintained wholly or partly with state funds (O.C.G.A. 4-5-4). We found no GDOT page that sets out a dead-animal reporting line, and the Henry County material we read prints no GDOT number.

In a yard, under a deck or in a crawl space

Henry County answers the private-property question directly. Its "Dead Deer" request type says: "Henry County does not remove deer from private property." County code 3-4-8(b) says: "Carcasses on private property must be disposed of by the animal or property owner or possessor in accordance with state laws and regulations." For small wildlife, the request types name no route on any property, though code 3-4-8(a) makes dead animals in county-road rights of way a county duty (both read 2026-10-01). Neither the request types nor that code subsection sets a deadline. These rules are for unincorporated Henry County. The City of McDonough lists its own "Dead Animal" request type in the same catalogue. Its SeeClickFix request type gives no description of what it covers. A McDonough resident should ask the city rather than assume the county's answer applies. For a dead wild animal in a yard in unincorporated Henry, the work falls to you or to someone you hire.

For an animal under a deck, in a crawl space or in a garage, we found no published Henry County service. If the animal can be reached without cutting into anything, you or a private remover can take it out. For a dead bear, alligator, hawk, eagle, owl or other bird of prey, call DNR (1-800-366-2661); DNR also asks for a call about a protected species such as a bald eagle, and we found no Georgia guidance on a bear or alligator found dead on private land. Bats: DPH says it is best never to handle any bat; if a person or pet may have been exposed, call the county health department. A smell from inside a finished wall is a separate problem; read dead animal smell in a wall. Nothing arranged through this site involves opening drywall, plaster or a ceiling.

A dead deer in Henry County

On the right-of-way of a county-maintained road, a dead deer goes to Henry County DOT through the "Dead Deer" request type. In a yard it does not: "Henry County does not remove deer from private property." Georgia's deer carcass rule (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 391-4-2-.19), in force since June 25, 2025, makes it unlawful to dispose of a deer carcass anywhere other than "the property on which the deer was killed" unless an approved method is used; the approved methods include a commercial deer processor, a permitted solid waste landfill, burial, incineration, rendering or composting. We found no guidance on how the rule applies to a deer that dies on its own in a yard. Ask DNR's Wildlife Resources Division: 1-800-366-2661. See dead deer removal and dead deer in your yard.

A dead pet is a different case

Henry County's dog and cat service is a roadway service. Henry's request pages list deer, dogs and cats only, though its code (3-4-8) makes dead animals in county-road rights of way a county duty (both read 2026-10-01). Animal Care & Control removes "only domesticated animals (dogs and cats) from county maintained roadways", through the request type "Dead Animal (Dogs/Cats Only)". No fee is stated. We found nothing in the county's request types or in code 3-4-8(b) that offers to collect a dead pet from a home.

Where Henry County's answers are published

The clearest Henry County statements we found are in its SeeClickFix request catalogue. The county's own Animal Care & Control web page returned only navigation when we tried to read it on 2026-10-01, so the request types and the county code are the record here. We found two county types for dead animals in the catalogue. "Dead Deer" belongs to Henry County DOT and carries the three sentences about county roads, private property and small wildlife. "Dead Animal (Dogs/Cats Only)" belongs to Animal Care & Control. The same catalogue lists a "Dead Animal" type for the City of McDonough, the county seat. Its SeeClickFix request type gives no description of what it covers. Code section 3-4-8(b), in the Municode version codified through May 28, 2026, adds the private-property sentence. Subsection (a) of the same section gives Animal Care and Control and the county DOT the duty to remove dead animals in county-road rights-of-way, which does not match the request types' line on small wildlife.

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