Hoffer's Ligonier Valley Packing 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 Hoffer's Ligonier Valley Packing Inc. slaughterhouse establishment in 2022.
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313.15(a)(1)
HATS Category VIII - Stunning Effectiveness On February 22, 2022, at approximately 7:30am while performing humane handling verification activities, I observed the following noncompliance. The plant employee moved a heifer in the knock box for stunning with a hand-held captive bolt. The stunner fired the captive bolt and struck the heifer in the head above the eye. The heifer remained standing, alert, and looking around. The plant employee immediately reloaded his captive bolt, fired a second shot, which rendered the heifer unconscious. Examination of the skull revealed two holes in the forehead of the animal. This observation confirmed that the first stunning attempt made contact but did not cause immediate unconsciousness. No regulatory control action was taken, as the employee took immediate corrective action by rendering the bovine insensible on the second attempt. A search of PHIS showed no humane handling noncompliance in the past 90 days. Sanitation foreman, Mr. REDACTED and plant owner, Mr. REDACTED were notified of the noncompliance and the establishment’s failure to adhere to the regulatory requirements of 9 CFR 313.15(a)(1).
