Downing Cattle Company, Inc.: 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 Downing Cattle Company, Inc. slaughterhouse establishment in 2024.
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313.16(a)(3),313.16(a)(1)
On March 20, 2023, at approximately 1400 hours while performing the Humane Handling Task, I observed an incident in which a single shot delivered to a heifer by establishment owner Mr. REDACTED, with a .22 magnum rifle, was ineffective, as the heifer remained alert and standing. Mr. REDACTED repositioned himself and delivered an immediate and effective corrective action stun using the same rifle, rendering the animal insensible, and it remained so thereafter. The knock box was rejected using US Retain/Reject tag #B37063927 and Mr. REDACTED, was notified of the non-compliance and of the regulatory control action.
