Mike Gamroth, Oregon State University Updated in September 2006
in coordination with: Zach Loboy, Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality Eric Moeggenberg, Oregon Department of
Agriculture Don Hansen, Oregon Department of Agriculture
Rendering plants once offered quick, affordable pickup of animal
mortalities and byproducts. However, recent declines in the
price of useful commodities produced from animal carcasses have
curtailed or eliminated many rendering operations in Oregon.
Now, sending animal mortalities and byproducts for rendering may
no longer be an economically viable option for many of Oregon’s
livestock owners. This document has been prepared to provide
alternate disposal options for animal mortalities and byproducts
where rendering services are not available or economical. It is
legal to simply allow nature to take its course. If you choose
this action you must deposit the dead animal to a location that
is at least one-half mile from any dwelling and at least a one-
quarter mile from any open w