BJG Meat Co LLC: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2024 (USDA)
See the detail of the non-compliance of humane livestock handling that the USDA observed at the BJG Meat Co LLC slaughterhouse establishment in 2024.
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At approximately 1000 hours, while performing a routine livestock humane handling verification task verifying HATS category III, Water and Feed Availability in the presence of SPHV REDACTED I observed twenty market hogs in the outside holding pens without access to water. The hogs were delivered to the establishment at approximately 8:30 am that morning. In the pen, there were two 50-gallon barrels filled with water to the brim. These barrels were easily accessible for cattle, but for hogs they were an insufficient water source as the hogs were half the height of the barrels and could not reach the water. Mr. REDACTED plant manager, was notified of my findings and that a noncompliance record would be issued. Upon notification, the establishment immediately placed the water troughs specifically for hogs in the pen and filled them with water. The establishment is noncompliant with CFR 313.2(e) which states that animals shall have access to water in all holding pens.
