Dead Animal Disinfection & Odor Control Services

Sometimes the wildlife living inside of homes or buildings dies. The most common complaints include the following:

• Terrible odor inside home
• Terrible odor outside home
• Presence of swarms of flies
• Concern over health risks
• Stains on ceiling or wall

For these reasons, many people wish to have dead carcasses removed, and the area deodorized or decontaminated

The primary problem with dead animals, of course, is the odor. When an animal dies in the home, it will naturally start to decay. As it does, it gives off organic compound odorant molecules which we detect with our olefactory sense. The odor may be slight at first, but after about three days after the death of the animal, the odor can be quite strong. The strength of the odor depends on many factors. Different animals actually have different odors as they decay. Rats are particularly foul, per body weight. At first the odor is weak, then it grows, then as maggots eat the carcass and the biomass decreases, the odor gradually lessens. The odor life cycle varies, depending on the size of the animal. Temperature: The dead animal will decompose more quickly at higher temperatures. Furthermore, the dispersal of odor molecules is stronger at higher temperatures. This is a big deal. Sometimes with a dead animal, people say, "I smell it stronger in the morning" or some variant. It all depends on where the air is flowing. If the dead animal is in the attic, perhaps as the attic cools off at night, the odor molecules sink down to the house level, but as the attic heats up in the day, the stinky air rises up, and doesn't smell as strong in the house.