Disposal of animal specimens

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Disposal of animal specimens

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We have a lot of preserved specimens that have seen much better days!
They are all in 50/50 metho and water.
My H.T. wants me to get rid of them.......what should I do with all the dead bodies?????
There's rats, snakes, frogs and all sorts of "bugs".

Thanks in anticipation....... 8-[
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Where are you in NSW?
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We're in Lake Macquarie, Labbie
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Ours were collected with the chemical pick-up.
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I'd love to think you could build a bonfire & burn them. :party:

It would be fun, but not allowed...

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Check your local Waste disposal. Small dead animals can be taken to the Tamworth Regional Waste centre for a $17 fee.
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melsid wrote:I'd love to think you could build a bonfire & burn them. :party:

It would be fun, but not allowed...

Mel
Oh, but the smell! Best to be up-wind of that one :-|
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melsid wrote:I'd love to think you could build a bonfire & burn them. :party:

It would be fun, but not allowed...

Mel
Oh yes that does sound like fun! :clap3: :w00t: JOKING!
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Hmmm wounder what they do in the AG plot when they find a dead chicken . .......probably bury it .

I seriously doubt they take it to the local waste station and pay to get ride of it.
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I went to a boarding school, but I was a day student. The joke at school was that any animal found dead, or leftovers from dissections, went to the boarders' dining room. The food didn't have a good reputation.
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Our neighbour is a farmer, and he disposes of small dead animals on a handy ants nest. :wink:

Not sure how they'd go with the ethanol. :-?
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mmmm might find me digging little graves around the property!!!!
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I rang the local council and they were happy to take them off our hands. No charge!! :clap3: :clap3: The HT drove them (a car boot full of very smelly old yucky unspeakable things) :yuck: and the blokes at the recycling centre were fascinated and wanted to put them on display. :crazy: :crazy: There's no accounting for taste!!
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I could believe that at either Dorrigo or Religh Tip :cheesy:
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