Charlotte residents can request collection of either pets which have died or animals which have been killed on city streets. The solid waste special services division is ready to assist you.

Please remember these few helpful points:

• Collections are made by request only--do not place any animals in your roll out container.
• If reporting animals killed on roads, please have a specific location--address, intersection or block number.
• Animals collected from homes or businesses must not weigh more than 100 pounds and MUST be placed at the curb. It is also helpful that the animal be placed in a trash bag if possible.
• City ordinance forbids city personnel from entering any private property to remove animals.
  

If your pet has died and you wish to bury it, you can do so as long as it is buried at least three feet beneath the surface of the ground and not closer than 300 feet to any flowing stream or public body of water. Large animals also can be buried, but they must be at least four feet below the ground. An owner must bury a pet within 24 hours of learning of its death.