Noise, smells, and the complaints that do not fit in any other box.
31 scoops so far.
Somebody at 808 Fetter Ave had one simple plea for Louisville Animal Services, “Please. Stop. The. Barking.” That one got closed the same day. If you live nearby, you probably alr...
A young brown dog tied to a tree in the back yard at 867 Molter Ave is what’s got one neighbor worried. They say it’s been left out for many hours a day for at least the last mo...
Somebody called the city about a dead possum in the front easement at 617 Lynn St in Louisville. That’s the kind of front-yard surprise nobody wants before coffee. The request is...
Smelled sewage outside at 1023 Mulberry St? One neighbor sure has. They say it’s “everywhere outside,” it was there yesterday too, and it’s bad enough they say it’s seeping into...
A small white dog with brown and black spots was spotted near George Rogers Park, by the hill behind the public bathrooms at 1024 Thruston Ave. One neighbor says they saw the litt...
Six or more dogs were making a racket at 1016 Forrest St. That’s how the city logged an animal issue there, with a neighbor saying the noise was excessive. Louisville Animal Servi...
Rats have been turning up around 908 Texas Ave, and one neighbor says traps have caught a dozen or so. That same neighbor says, “dead one was found in a pool, and love ones are...
At 1211 Lydia St, one neighbor says the dog gets out of the backyard at least weekly and wanders onto neighboring properties. They’re also worried about whether the dog’s vaccines...
Smelled something like plastic near 1532 S Shelby St lately? One neighbor says somebody there is constantly burning items in an unattended fire pit. That’s their account, and they...
Smelled something strong near Alexander Ave and Texas Ave lately? One neighbor says it’s been hitting the area every night for the last week, and they think it’s coming from the JB...
Smelled something overpowering near 1074 Eastern Pky? One caller sure did. They told the city the odor was coming from the Swift Company and hanging over the whole area. APCD Comm...
Smelled something off near 813 Keswick Blvd lately? One neighbor sure has. They say it smelled like “dog food and burnt hair” on their walk home, enough to leave them feeling naus...
Smelled something like rotting pork near 1515 Texas Ave lately? One neighbor sure has. They say the odor from the pig plant reaches them almost every day, even from nearly 5 miles...
Smelled something rough near S Barbee Way and S Shelby St lately? One neighbor sure has. They say the Swift Plant smell has been lingering for several days at that corner. The c...
Smelled something off near 1101 Sylvia St lately? One neighbor sure has. They say the air shifted around 7:02 p.m. on Sept. 21 in Emerson Park’s Community Garden, with an odor tha...
Smelled something rough near 810 Reading Rd lately? One neighbor says the Butchertown smell is “out of hand!!” They say it’s gotten worse over the last year, and that it’s bad eno...
Smelled something rough near 1101 Lydia St lately? One neighbor sure has. They say the JBS plant smell was very strong, even from about 3 miles away. That’s one account, but it’s...
Smelled something off in Parkway Village lately? One neighbor sure has. They called about a smell they say is coming from the Butchertown plant, and they put it bluntly: “The sm...
Smelled something rough at 700 N Barbee Way lately? One neighbor sure has. They told the city the odor smells like “JBS factory smell,” and said it was a 4 out of 5. They also sai...
Smelled something rough near 996 Goss Ave lately? One neighbor says the odor from JBS is “absolutely atrocious” and seems to be turning into a daily thing all the way in Germantown...
There’s a dead rabbit in the road at 1000-1044 Reasor Ave in Louisville. That’s the city’s own animal issue at that spot, and it’s marked closed. Not much mystery there, just a sa...
Smelled something rough near 947 Ash St? One neighbor says the odor from JBS makes it unbearable to be outside. That’s the complaint on the block, and it’s being looked at now.
A dead cat was reported on the sidewalk at 449 E Brandeis Ave in Louisville. The city got a look at it the same day.
Open burning keeps popping up at 621 Lynn St, and one neighbor says it sometimes happens around midnight. They say they’re not sure what’s being burned, but the smell is irritatin...
Someone rated the smell a 5 out of 5 at Goss Ave and Texas Ave, right by 1304 Texas Ave. The Smell My City report says it "smells like Butchertown all the way in Schnitzelburg,"...
Smells of burnt pig and feces have been wafting through Germantown, reaching as far as the Goss Ave Kroger, the report says about 1265 Goss Ave. That's reportedly happened many t...
Smelled something off around 1036 Eastern Pkwy? The report says there's an overwhelming odor coming from Butchertown. APCD Community Compliance has the case open.
Horrific burning pig smells were reported at 822 Eastern Pkwy, that's the caller's description. The odor case is open while city staff check it out.
A resident reported a strong, pungent odor at 1101 Lydia St and around the Lydia St and Hickory St intersection in Schnitzelburg on the evening of 8/17, alleging the smell traveled...
A resident reported an odor at 1024 Dixon Ave, saying the smell appeared to be coming from JBS at 1200 Story Ave. The complaint is open with APCD Community Compliance for follow-up...
A resident reported a strong odor coming from Butchertown at 1029 Eastern Pkwy, describing the smell as "horrible." The odor complaint is open with APCD Community Compliance, so it...