Fayette Packing Company, Inc.: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2023 (USDA)
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313.15(a)(3),313.15(a)(1)
HATS Category VIII - Stunning Effectiveness At approximately 1248 hours I, CSI REDACTED, observed Fayette Packing establishment M6555 stunning a beef cow. The beef cow was driven into the knock chute, the head gate closed, and the nose clamp applied to control the head. The establishment followed their stunning procedure with three stuns rapidly successive with a handheld captive bolt device. The three stuns were ineffective as the animal remaining standing and vocalizing. A second establishment kill floor employee reloaded the captive bolt device with a new charge and delivered a fourth and effective corrective action stun with a handheld captive bolt device, rendering the animal insensible and it remained so thereafter. The stun operator delivered a security stun per the establishments stunning procedures. A US Reject tag No. B43049256 was applied to the knock box and REDACTED, establishment owner, was notified of the noncompliance with 9 CFR 313.15(a)(1) and 9 CFR 313.15(a)(3).
