How to dispose of a dead bird?

Family, Education, Health and Pets
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My awful and deplorable cat just killed a bird.. it is there lying on the balcony with the fur everywhere.. please don't make me feel even more miserable.

I just need to know how I dispose of the little creature.

I don't think I can bury the bird in my communal garden.. ?

What do I need to do?

Thanks for your help.

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How big is the bird?

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in our village there is a special "dead pet disposal" place, check with the gemeinde.

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Be sure to reward the cat and give it extra loving. You cat just gifted you.

My poor cats sit on the window ledge salivating and chattering at the birds. I so wish I could let them out and have their way with one.

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Yes, but cats are natural predators and the OP's cat was only following its instincts. Indeed, it even went as far as to present the OP with a present - that is how cats behave.

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Small animals and birds are allowed. I'm not sure where the limit is set though.

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That's kind of irrelevent. In the wild, both dogs and cats would be predators.

Do you think all dogs are not predators and therefore safe? My cat lives with two birds in the house and has never made a move on either of them because he's well fed, ergo all cats are not predators, right? Keep your cats indoors and spare the bird population, eh?

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Annas, I have to agree with others. Your kitty was just following its instincts and providing the household with a source of food.

Also, a bird shat on my beautiful jack wolfskin coat at Oerlikon station a few weeks ago so I'm hoping it was the same bird, or at least a relative!

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I was going to say "urologist" but I am afraid my sense of humor is too twisted .

I agree with grynch...

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Must have been some fight. How's the cat?

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Actually, you are allowed to bury your dead pets in your garden as long as they are under 10 kg. Heavier animals must be incinerated - you usually have a place to bring them. You can even keep the ashes afterward if you pay a bit more.

Obviously here it is a wild bird, not a pet. Considering that it is very small, I would simply put it in a garbage bag... Not very romantic, I know, but this way it will be incinerated.

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You are serious, right? Switzerland never stops to amaze me. I would never thought of calling my Gemeinde and saying "I have some dead animals lying around here, what is the correct method of disposal?"

Looks like Swiss would do that while I would put the dead bird simply into the household trash... It must in fact be quite an interesting job getting bizarre calls like that all day.

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I mean really... it's a bird... ( and thats what cats do !! ) unless the cat took down a hawk ( which may explain that fur on the patio ( !! ) baggie and be gone.

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I wonder how they communicate this to the wildlife out there?

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Excuse me if I beg to differ, but I am assuming that the OP's cat is also well fed. All cats are natural predators.

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In Lausanne they just opened a brand new incinerator for pets: it cost 1.9 millions CHF, and you can bring your animal, have a comforting chat with the guy in charge, and go back home with your ashes in a nice urn.

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So are dogs. Would you be alright with dogs killing cats? You seem to think that would be unusual behavior.

What if my dog attacked your child that was hitting it? I mean, my dog is just defending himself, after all. It's what a dog would do.

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I hope they do not communicate the 10kg rule to the wildlife. Otherwise the birds might try to give the OP and the cat a hard time by all getting seriously obese... with the then immense disposal costs in mind, the cat might stop hunting and that is surely not the intention of the law, is it?