Locust Grove Farm: 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 Locust Grove Farm slaughterhouse establishment in 2023.
You can also see other establishments that were non-compliant in 2023.
313.2
HATS : Category III On August 1,2023 at approximately 7:25 Am the following noncompliance was found. I CSI REDACTED was performing a routine Humane Handling task after the plant performed their pre op and checked the holding pens and found there were two pens in the holding area with 2 Market hogs each with no water the buckets where upside down and the floor was dry to show no water has been added recently.
313.16(a)(1)
HATS category VIII- Stunning effectiveness At approximately 10:30 am while performing on-line inspection of swine, IPP heard the verbal cue of “fire in the hole”. The gun was fired, and the pig started to scream, indicating an ineffective stun. The gun was immediately fired again but didn’t hit the pig. The gun operator immediately fired a third shot that successfully rendered the pig unconscious. Establishment management confirmed the gun operator had an ineffective stun attempt. Upon further inspection, IPP discovered two bullet holes in the pig. The ineffective shot penetrated the pigs cheek, while the effective shot successfully penetrated the brain cavity. IPP informed establishment management this was a non-compliance with 9 CFR 313.16(a)(1).
