A method of removing a dart, having a base and a tip and wherein the base is wider than the tip, from animal soft tissue. The method makes use of a dart removal facilitating assembly, including a sharps container defining an opening sized to accept the base of the dart and also defining a slot contiguous with set opening, the slot being narrower than the base of the dart. The base of the dart is moved through the opening and the sharps container is moved so that the tip of the dart extends through the slot. Finally, the sharps container is to pull the dart out of the animal soft tissue.