Indiana Meat and Poultry Processors Inc: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2025 (USDA)
See the detail of the non-compliance of humane livestock handling that the USDA observed at the Indiana Meat and Poultry Processors Inc slaughterhouse establishment in 2025.
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313.1,313.2
On Monday May 19, 2025, at 08:10 hours I CSI REDACTED, REDACTED, REDACTED while performing HATS Category III water and feed availability we observed eight cattle in pen nine with no water available. We notified REDACTED of the noncompliance. This noncompliance is in violation of the federal meat and poultry regulation 9CFR 313,2(e) animals shall have access to water in all holding pens.
313.2
On 11/07/24 while touring the barn facilities of the establishment, I CSI REDACTED observed the following noncompliance: At approximately 0815 hours while touring the barn facility I observed approximately 20 lambs being held in pen 8 with no access to water. I asked establishment supervisor Mr. REDACTED if there was any water available in pen 8. He stated that he did not know. Mr. REDACTED then entered the pen and no access to water (bucket/trough) was found within the pen. Then, the establishment took immediate acceptable corrective action. These findings lead the establishment to be noncompliant with 9CFR 313.2(e) which states in part: “Animals shall have access to water in all holding pens...”. At approximately 0818 hours I verbally informed Mr. REDACTED that a noncompliance would be issued. A review of the past 90 day’s non-compliance records indicate inspection personal issued Noncompliance CHI0008101208N-1 dated 10/7/24.
313.1,313.2
On October 7, 2024, at approximately 0825 hours, while performing HATS category IV – Handling During Antemortem Inspection as part of a routine Humane Handling Verification Visit (HHVV), I (REDACTED, DVMO) observed the following noncompliance: Three sharp metal objects, each about three inches long and three feet off the ground, protruded from the side panel. A 5-inch metal rod, one inch in diameter and four feet off the ground, extended from the gate leading to the knock box. These three metal objects and the metal rod protruded into the final section of the chute, which is used to hold animals before they are moved into the knock box. Additionally, I observed two sharp screw ends protruding from the side panel of the alleyway and a jagged broken wooden plank in one of the holding pens. I informed REDACTED (Supervisor) of the noncompliance. As an immediate corrective measure, Mr. REDACTED removed all sharp edges, effectively mitigating any potential harm to the animals. No animals were injured during my observation. I informed Mr. REDACTED that this noncompliance violates 9 CFR 313.1(a), which mandates that pens, driveways, and ramps must be free of sharp or protruding objects that could cause injury or pain to the animals. Furthermore, at approximately 0930 hours, while performing HATS Category III – Water and Feed Availability, I observed the following noncompliance: I checked pen 1 and 2 and noted there were approximately 30 heads of lambs and goats without access to water. There were no water bins or any other source of water accessible to the animals at the time of my observation. I verbally notified Mr. REDACTED, slaughter supervisor, that there was no water in pens 1 and 2 as required by regulation 9 CFR 313.2(e) and that I would be documenting my findings in a noncompliance record. Mr. REDACTED immediately filled two buckets with water and placed them inside the two holding pens.
