Animal by-products: disposal (rendering)

Source: BUS Rheinland-Pfalz

Dead animals such as farm animals, dead pets and certain waste of animal origin, such as slaughterhouse waste or food waste from restaurants or commercial kitchens, must be disposed of properly.

The harmless disposal of these animal carcasses and waste is an important part of animal disease control and public health care. Only through effective treatment is it possible to render harmless recognized or unrecognized pathogens of diseases in animal carcasses or their parts.

Therefore, dead animals and certain animal parts, e.g. from slaughtering, must be properly disposed of in a specialized plant.

Kitchen and catering waste from restaurants and canteen kitchens containing animal parts (e.g. meat scraps, sausage) are also subject to statutory disposal.

Under no circumstances should dead pets be disposed of in the organic waste garbage can or compost.

If you have your own property and it is not located in a water protection area, you may also bury your pet on your property. The animal's body must be covered by a layer of soil at least 50 cm thick.

Have you found a dead pet? If the animal is on your own property, you as the property owner must dispose of the animal. If the animal is in public traffic areas, please contact the local regulatory authority.

Special information for Administrative District Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

The disposal of animal carcasses, parts of animal carcasses and products is an important precautionary measure to prevent the transmission of animal disease pathogens and other pathogens.

The so-called "animal by-products not intended for human consumption" include not only dead animals, but also slaughterhouse waste, food that is unfit for human consumption, kitchen and catering waste and manure.

Businesses that handle animal by-products in the broadest sense, e.g. biogas plants, require approval in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009.

The Zweckverband Tierische Nebenprodukte Südwest is responsible for the collection and processing of dead animals and animal by-products that accumulate in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Please contact the following address: SecAnim Südwest GmbH, Am Orschbach, 54518 Rivenich. Telephone 06508/9143-0, fax 06508/827, e-mail: tierannahme-rivenich@secanim.de.

In principle, the special purpose association is also obliged to dispose of smaller pets such as dogs, cats, guinea pigs, etc., but the regulations provide for exceptions, other disposal options and simplifications for these animals under certain conditions (e.g. burial in your own garden). Burying dead pets is only permitted under certain conditions. You can obtain further information on handling dead pets from the relevant contact person at the veterinary office.

In general, the veterinary and food inspection authority of your district (also applies to the citizens of the district-free cities) is available as a point of contact, in the event that dead animals are found in public traffic areas, the local regulatory authorities).

You can also contact the Zweckverband Tierische Nebenprodukte Südwest in Rivenich, which is centrally responsible for the collection and disposal of dead farm animals in Rhineland-Palatinate. The association also disposes of deceased pets at the request of the owner for a fee. In this case, you can contact the special-purpose association directly.

Telephone: 06508-914310

E-mail:tba.rivenich@t-online.de

Animal by-products: disposal (rendering)

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