Brown Packing Co., Inc.: 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 Brown Packing Co., Inc. slaughterhouse establishment in 2022.
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313.2
On Monday 1/24/22, approximately 0725 hours, while performing a Livestock Humane Handling Task and verifying HATS category VIII “Stunning effectiveness”, I, CSI REDACTED observed the following noncompliance; while making observations in the stunning area, I observed a cow caught by the head restrainer at the muzzle/nose, instead of catching the cow behind the ears. The cow was bellowing in pain, trying to release its muzzle/nose. Due to lack of attention, neither the restrainer operator nor the knocker took any action until I instructed them to open the restrainer and release the cow which they did. Also, earlier at approximately 0710 hours, I observed a similar incident where a cow was caught by the head restrainer at the muzzle/nose, and due to lack of attention, I had to instruct the restrainer operator to release the cow. These incidents indicates that the establishment failed to minimize the excitement of animals at the stunning area and constitutes a non-compliance with regulation 9 CFR 313.2(a) which states: “Driving of livestock from the unloading ramps to the holding pens and from the holding pens to the stunning area shall be done with a minimum of excitement and discomfort to the animals”. Plant manager REDACTED was notified of this incident and of this forthcoming noncompliance. A review of the establishment’s noncompliance history revealed a similar noncompliance NR #RSA4412115024N documented on 11/24/21.
313.2
On Wednesday, 11/24/2021, approximately 0725 hours, while performing a Livestock Humane Handling Task and verifying HATS category VIII “Stunning effectiveness”, I, CSI REDACTED observed the following noncompliance; while making observations in the stunning area, I observed a cow caught by the head restrainer at the muzzle/nose, instead of catching the cow behind the ears. The cow was bellowing in pain, trying to release its muzzle/nose. Due to lack of attention, neither the restrainer operator nor the knocker took any action until I instructed them to open the restrainer and release the cow which they did. This incident indicates that the establishment failed to minimize the excitement of animals at the stunning area and constitutes a non-compliance with regulation 9 CFR 313.2(a) which states: “Driving of livestock from the unloading ramps to the holding pens and from the holding pens to the stunning area shall be done with a minimum of excitement and discomfort to the animals”. Plant manager REDACTED was notified of this incident and of this forthcoming noncompliance.
