TN Premium Beef/Mason Processing: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2025 Q2 (USDA)
See the detail of the non-compliance of humane livestock handling that the USDA observed at the TN Premium Beef/Mason Processing slaughterhouse establishment in 2025 Q2.
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313.16(a)(1)
At approximately 0843 at TN Premium Meats, Establishment M47977, I, REDACTED DVM, observed establishment personnel move an Angus beef into the knock box and restrain it with the head gate. The initial stun attempt (shot) with a 45 caliber semi-automatic pistol style was observed to contact the animal but was ineffective as evidenced by the animal remaining standing. The stun operator recognized the failure and delivered immediate and effective corrective actions with the same firearm, rendering the animal insensible, and it remained insensible thereafter. I notified Mr. REDACTED, establishment owner, of the noncompliance, and the knock-box was tagged with USDA Rejected tag NO. B45 684253. Knock box was released at 1010.
