Dead Animal Pickup

Public Service Director

Chad Weth
[email protected]
(865) 215-2060

3131 Morris Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37909

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To request pickup for a dead animal contact 3-1-1 (865-215-4311).

The animal must be within 5 feet of the edge of the street. 

The animal is placed in a bio-hazard bag and taken for burial to the Meadow Branch Landfill in Athens, Tennessee. 

For stray animal pickup in the city, call KPD Animal Control at 865-215-7457. 

To leave a voice message only, call 865-215-8639. 

For stray animal pickup in the county contact the Knox County Animal Control at 865-215-2444.