Ivy Log Meat Processing, LLC: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2023 (USDA)
See the detail of the non-compliance of humane livestock handling that the USDA observed at the Ivy Log Meat Processing, LLC slaughterhouse establishment in 2023.
You can also see other establishments that were non-compliant in 2023.
313.16(b)(1)(i),313.16(a)(1),313.16(a)(3),313.2(f),313.16(b)(1)(iii),313.16(b)(2)
On September 26, 2023, at approximately 13:31 hours, while performing stunning verification activities associated with humane handling, Inspection Program Personnel (IPP) observed that it took establishment personnel five shots, with two different firearms, to render a market hog unconscious. The first four shots, which failed to render the hog unconscious, were applied using a .22 long rifle revolver. IPP observed blood draining from the points of entry and the hog vocalized. After the fourth shot, the hog lunged forward knocking the shooter and the pressure gate to the ground. The hog then walked over the fallen gate onto the floor of the slaughter room. The hog was then restrained with the pressure gate and shot with a .357 magnum revolver, behind the ear, rendering it unconscious. The knock box was tagged with U.S. reject tag NO. B-45 912551 and plant management was notified of the noncompliance. On postmortem examination, IPP observed that there were four distinct points of entry in the front of the skull and a fifth point of entry on the side of the head.
