Moonlight Meat Processing 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 Moonlight Meat Processing Inc slaughterhouse establishment in 2022.
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313.16(a)(1),313.16(a)(3)
HATS Category VIII: Stunning Effectiveness On August 31, 2022, at Moonlight Meat Processing, Est. #33845, while preforming Humane Handling Verification Tasks, HATS Category VIII: stunning effectiveness, at approximately 2:17PM., establishment personnel moved a hog into the knocking box. An initial stun attempt with a 410 shotgun was delivered and observed to contact the animal, but was ineffective, as the hog remained standing and vocalizing. The stunner delivered an immediate and effective corrective action utilizing a second shot from the same firearm, rendering the hog insensible, and it remained so thereafter. The stunning chute was rejected using Tag # B-31985640. Establishment manager, REDACTED was notified of the non-compliance.
313.16(a)(3),313.16(a)(1)
On July 27, 2022, at Moonlight Meat Processing, Est. #33845, while preforming Humane Handling Verification Task, HATS Category VIII at approximately 10:09 AM., an initial infective shot was delivered, utilizing a 410 shotgun. Which did not render the animal insensible to pain. The hog remained standing and vocalizing. The stunner delivered immediate and effective corrective action utilizing a second shot from the same firearm, rendering the hog insensible. The stunning chute was rejected using Tag # B-31985531. REDACTED establishment manager was notified of the non-compliance.
313.2
HATS Category III: Water and Feed Availability On February 10, 2022, at Moonlight Meat Processing, Est. #33845, at approximately 8:00am, while preforming the Livestock Humane Handling Verification task, I found pen 4, containing 3 lambs, and the animals had no access to water. There was a bucket available but was empty. REDACTED, plant manager, was informed of the non-compliance with 9 CFR 313.2(e).
