Noise, smells, and the complaints that do not fit in any other box.
80 scoops so far.
Smelled something off at 1007 Charles St lately? One neighbor says it’s a meat processing plant kind of stink, and they rated it a full 5 out of 5. They also said it’s giving them...
Ever caught a strong stockyards smell drifting into the Highlands and Cherokee Triangle? One caller says that’s what’s coming off the JBS plant near 1266 Everett Ave. The city’s l...
Smelled something rough near 1401 Morton Ave lately? One neighbor says the odor from the JBS Swift plant is so strong it’s making it nearly impossible to be outdoors in the Highlan...
Smelled something rough near 1433 Tyler Park Dr lately? One neighbor says it’s a “bad slaughterhouse smell.” They rated it a 4 out of 5 and blamed JBS Swift Slaughterhouse. The ci...
Smelling rendered pork in the backyard near 1021 Charles St? One neighbor says they are, and they are not thrilled about it. They told the city the whole block smells “nauseating”...
Smelled something rough near 1307 Rammers Ave in Germantown? One neighbor sure has. They say the smell from the butcher and butcher town is pungent, and “It is terrible smelling o...
Smelled that JBS plant funk around Germantown and Schnitzelburg lately? One neighbor says it was extremely strong near 1038 E Breckinridge St around 5 p.m., and hung around for at...
Smelled something rough near 937 E Oak St lately? One neighbor sure has. They say the smell from JBS is “outrageous” and they “Can’t even open the windows.” That’s one account, bu...
Smelled something nasty near 1011 Swan St lately? One neighbor says it was a pig blood odor, and they rated it a full 5 out of 5. That report landed for the Louisville address on...
Smelled something rough near 1401 Highland Ave 1 lately? One neighbor sure has. The city got an odor complaint there about a “putrid boiling pig smell” from JBS. That’s one accoun...
Smelled dust in the air near 801 Vine St? One caller sure did. They say a bunch of it is coming from the old Government Center across from Wiltshire Pantry, and they didn’t see an...
Smelled something rough at 1630 Tyler Pky lately? One person sure did. They rated it a 5 out of 5 and called it “that g*dd*mn*d slaughterhoyse.” They also said it left them nausea...
Smelled something off near 1039 Cherokee Rd lately? One neighbor sure has. They called the city about an unusual odor there, and they said it smelled “Swift.” That’s one account,...
Smelled something rough in the Original Highlands lately? One neighbor sure has. They say a recurring strong odor has been drifting over from the Swift Pork/JBS facility in Butche...
Smelled something like a house fire near 1435 Tyler Park Dr on Sept. 2? One neighbor sure did. That report says the odor hit around 1:37 p.m., and they rated it a 3 out of 5. The...
Smells like sewage and rotted meat near 1134 E Breckinridge St, one neighbor says. They blame the slaughterhouse in Butcher Town, and APCD Community Compliance has the odor case...
Smelled something off by 1101 Fischer Ave? The report says the odor is coming from JBS/Swift and is stronger than usual, and APCD Community Compliance has the case open while the...
Smelled JBS Swift from nearly a mile away at 640 Barret Ave, one neighbor tells the city, calling the odor "strong and disgusting." They want the plant fined for violating air po...
A strong odor described as a slaughterhouse smell — rated 4 out of 5 — was reported at 1019 E Breckinridge St. That's a Smell My City user's account, who said it caused disgust a...
Smelled like hogs, apparently — a Smell My City report rates a pig-like odor 4 out of 5 at 1103 E Kentucky Street. The reporter says it caused headache and nausea, and the odor cas...
Smelled something off near 1827 Tyler Parkway? One neighbor says the JBS meat packing plant's smell is suffocating tonight and it's hard to be outside, even though they're miles...
Smells like dead pigs near 1333 Morton Ave in Original Highlands, the report says. That's what a caller told the city's call center, and the odor case is open.
There's a sewer smell rated 3 out of 5 at 1633 Tyler Parkway, coming from the catch basins at the bottom of the street, the report says. It lingered in the house and the case is...
There's a strong meat-processing stench at 2115 Longest Ave, rated 4 out of 5 by a Smell My City user. That's one neighbor's account, mind you, and the odor case is open while ci...
A Smell My City user reports a heavy pig-slaughter odor — about a 4 out of 5 — at Castlewood Avenue and Rosewood Avenue, saying it smelled like burned hog hair and pork rinds. Th...
They rated the smell a 4 out of 5 and described it as "Musky p**p" at 1416 Castlewood Ave, the report says. The report says it seeps through closed windows, and the odor case at...
A Smell My City user rated the odor at Hamilton Ave & Lexington Rd a 5 out of 5 and said it smelled like a slaughterhouse. That's one neighbor's account, mind you, and the odor c...
Think the smell from the JBS Swift plant travels far? The report says a neighbor at 924 Swan St could smell the plant in their backyard about 1.3 miles from the source around 8:30...
Notice a heavy pig-slaughter smell near 1305 Castlewood Ave? One caller says it’s coming from the JBS facility there, and the odor case is open while city staff check it out.
Smelled something off around 7:30 p.m.? A neighbor at 926 Swan St says the odor from JBS Swift at 1200 Story Ave, about 1.3 miles away, blew into their yard. They described it as...
A caller reported a strong odor, describing it as a "terrible swift pork smell," near Glow Worm Cafe at 962 Barrett Ave. The report was logged through the call center on August 21,...
A resident reported a "disgusting Swift pork" smell at the Walgreens at 990 Baxter Ave. The call-center complaint was logged as an open odor service request, so it's pending follow...
A Smell My City app user reported a strong odor at 1049 Cherokee Rd 20, rating it 4 out of 5 and describing the source as "Swift." They said the smell made it impossible to stay ou...
A resident reported a foul "dead pigs" odor at 942 Charles St, saying the stench is on Charles between Krieger and Boyle and about 1.8 miles from a nearby slaughterhouse, which the...
A Smell My City user reported an unusual odor at 1289 Cherokee Rd, describing it as a Butchertown meat-processing stench and rating it 2 out of 5. They said it caused general disgu...
A resident reported powerful, wave-like odors they say are coming from the JBS plant and affecting homes at 501 Pine St in Irish Hill near Pine Street and Hull. The filing says the...
A resident reported strong odors and a persistent noise at 1300 Lexington Rd, saying they believe the source is Swift & Company at 1200 Story Ave and that the problem has worsened...
A resident reported an odor coming from a slaughterhouse at 1172 E Broadway 330. APCD Community Compliance has logged the smell as an open odor service request, so the case is on f...
A Smell My City user reported a strong, meat-plant–like odor at 1206 Lexington Rd Monday evening, rating it 4 out of 5 and saying it intensified after 9:00 p.m. The filing identifi...
A resident reported an odor at 701 Baxter Ave, saying the neighborhood around Cave Hill Cemetery "smells like Butchertown" today. The complaint is open, so city crews have not yet...