Ivy Log Meat Processing, LLC: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2025 Q3 (USDA)
See the detail of the non-compliance of humane livestock handling that the USDA observed at the Ivy Log Meat Processing, LLC slaughterhouse establishment in 2025 Q3.
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313.2(f),313.16(b)(1)(iii),313.16(a)(1),313.16(b)(1)(i),313.16(a)(3),313.16(b)(2)
On June 03, 2025, at approximately 09:11 hours, while performing stunning verification activities associated with humane handling, Inspection Program Personnel (IPP) observed that establishment personnel fired multiple consecutive shots to render the market hog unconscious. Plant employee used a .22 long rifle revolver which failed in rendering market hog unconscious. The aforementioned plant employee immediately restrained the hog and shot with a .38 revolver rendering it unconscious. The knock box was tagged with U.S. reject tag NO. B-35 069495 and plant management was notified of the noncompliance. The knock box was released at 10:45 hours. IPP immediately notified supervisor(s). The plant immediately followed their corrective actions.
