Wilson Processing 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 Wilson Processing Company, Inc. slaughterhouse establishment in 2024.
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313.16(a)(1)
While performing Humane Handling Verification on Tuesday, October 24th, 2023, at 7:30 a.m., IIC REDACTED observed the following noncompliance; Establishment personnel failed to effectively produce immediate unconsciousness of a market swine that was stunned with a .22-gauge rifle bullet. Another employee immediately used the backup captive bolt stunning device and effectively rendered the swine unconscious with a subsequent stun. The swine neither vocalized nor showed distress between the initial and subsequent stun attempt. Regulatory control action was not taken, and this is considered a non-egregious inhumane slaughter action, as plant personnel immediately and effectively utilized their backup stunning device and did not cause unnecessary distress to the animal. Management was notified of the noncompliance at inspection.
