True West Beef LLC: 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 True West Beef LLC slaughterhouse establishment in 2025 Q2.
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HATS Category VIII- Stunning Effectiveness At approximately 1446 hours on March 7, 2025, while observing stunning effectiveness, I observed the stun operator attempt to stun a bovine with a pneumatic captive bolt device. The first stun attempt made contact with the animal's head however the animal was not rendered insensible. I observed the animal moving its head purposefully from side to side. The stun operator waited for the head movement to stop and immediately applied a second stun with the same pneumatic captive bolt device, which rendered the animal insensible. I verified that the skull had two penetrating holes. A regulatory control action was not taken due to the observed immediate and effective corrective actions. The hide off supervisor was notified of the noncompliance. The District Veterinary Medical Specialist was notified through supervisory channels. There have been no noncompliance records issued for the same root cause in the past 90 days. This establishment operates under a robust systematic approach to the humane handling of livestock.
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HATS Category IV – Ante-mortem Inspection HATS Category VII Slips and Falls On January 31, 2025, at approximately 0550 hours while performing antemortem in yards I observed the following noncompliance. A group of cattle were in the back alley when an animal that was walking back to pen 8 slipped to its knees hitting the concrete the animal then stood up and slipped again. I observed that there was ice on the ground. I informed the establishment employee. I told him to get the supervisor, and I verbally informed the supervisor of the situation and that a noncompliance record would be documented. No regulatory control action was taken.
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HATS Category IV – Ante-mortem Inspection HATS Category VII Slips and Falls On January 22, 2025, at approximately 0536 hours while performing antemortem in yards I observed the following noncompliance. A group of cattle were in pen 10 when an animal that was turning around the corner slipped to its knees hitting the concrete. I observed that there was ice on the ground. I informed the establishment employee. I told him to get the supervisor, and I verbally informed the supervisor of the situation and that a noncompliance record would be documented. No regulatory control action was taken.
