Bradley's Country Store: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2022 (USDA)
See the detail of the non-compliance of humane livestock handling that the USDA observed at the Bradley's Country Store slaughterhouse establishment in 2022.
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313.15(a)(1)
On 04/18/2022 at approximately 5:05pm while performing HATS category VIII, the SPHV observed that it took two stunning attempts to render a hog unconscious. The first stun did not render the hog unconscious. The employee performing the stunning took immediate effective corrective actions between the first and second stun and rendered the hog unconscious on the second stun. On postmortem inspection there were two distinct points of contact observed on the head of the hog, but it appeared that only one of the stuns had penetrated the middle of the skull. Management (Mrs. REDACTED) was immediately notified of noncompliance.
313.15(a)(1)
On 12/13/2021 at approximately 5:15pm while performing HATS category VIII, the SPHV observed that it took three stunning attempts to render a hog unconscious. The first two stuns did not render the hog unconscious. The employee performing the stunning took immediate effective corrective actions between the first and third stun and rendered the hog unconscious on the third stun. On postmortem inspection there were three distinct points of contact observed on the head of the hog but it appeared that only one of the stuns had penetrated the skull. Management (Mrs. REDACTED) was immediately notified of noncompliance.
