Southern Meat Processing: 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 Southern Meat Processing slaughterhouse establishment in 2022.
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313.16(a)(3),313.16(a)(1)
HATS Category VIII: Stunning Effectiveness On March 2, 2022 at approximately 8:05 am, plant personnel moved a bovine steer into the knocking box at Southern Meat Processing. I observed plant personnel deliver an unsuccessful stun attempt to the animal with a firearm, as evidenced by the animal maintained focused and tracking eye movement. Plant personnel promptly delivered an immediate and effective stun with the firearm, rendering the animal insensible, and it remained so thereafter. The knock box was tagged, and plant management was notified of the observations and forthcoming non-compliance record.
313.2
Category 4 Handling During Ante Mortem Inspection At Southern Meat Processing on Wednesday January 5, 2022 at approximately 0550 while performing a livestock humane handling task I observed two cows that were delivered on Monday January 3, 2022. The cows were in pens 3 & 4 which had no feed in the pens all week, under handling during ante mortem (313.2 e) it clearly states if livestock is held longer than 24 hours they'll have access to feed. REDACTED, was notified of non-compliance.
313.16(a)(3),313.16(a)(1)
Category VIII Stunning effectiveness At Southern Meat Processing on Thursday October 7, 2021 at approximately 0825, a mature beef cow was moved from the holding pen into the knock box. The establishment employee administered a single gunshot using a 12 gauge slug. Immediately following this shot, the animal went down in the knock box, but was still conscious as determined by tracking eye movements. The establishment employee immediately retrieved a second shell and applied a second gunshot which effectively rendered the animal unconscious, and it remained so thereafter. USDA Reject/Retain Tag # B35185300 was placed on the knock box and plant management personnel, REDACTED, was notified of the non-compliance and of the regulatory control action.
