Outside the building
Carcass removal and pickup in Hamilton, Ohio
An animal in the open on your own ground is the most straightforward version of this job. It is also the one people leave longest, usually hoping it will sort itself out. In a Hamilton summer it will not.
The usual places
Lawns and back gardens
Raccoons, opossums, groundhogs and cats. Often near a fence line or a shed corner rather than out in the middle.
Under decks and porches
Animals den under there and sometimes die under there. Whether a board has to come up changes the job, so mention how the underside is closed in.
Driveways, kerbside on your side, parking pads
Check the boundary first. The strip between footpath and kerb is often city ground, and that is a free call to the City instead.
Sheds, garages and outbuildings
Reachable and enclosed, which mostly makes it simple. Say whether you can open it up and whether there is power and light.
Window wells, stairwells and pits
Animals fall in and cannot climb out. Depth and whether there is a cover matters.
Creek lines, ditches and the river edge
Common on the properties either side of the Great Miami. Wet or sloped ground makes the lift harder; say if it is partly in water.
Describe it in the terms that decide the price
You do not need to identify the species. What actually settles a quote is the size of the animal, exactly where it is, how close a vehicle can get, and how long it has been out. Photographs help if you have them, but a clear sentence does the same work.
- Roughly cat-sized, dog-sized, or bigger than that.
- Out in the open, or under or behind something.
- How you get from the street to that spot — gates, steps, a narrow side passage.
- Days rather than hours, if that is the case.
- Anything that makes the approach awkward: dogs, a locked gate, soft ground.
While you wait. Keep children and pets off it, and keep dogs away in particular. Do not move it by hand to somewhere more convenient — it makes the job harder to price and it is not a thing worth handling yourself.