Ivy Log Meat Processing, LLC: 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 Ivy Log Meat Processing, LLC slaughterhouse establishment in 2025.
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313.16(b)(2),313.16(b)(1)(iii),313.16(a)(3),313.16(a)(1),313.16(b)(1)(i),313.2(f)
On August 22, 2025, at approximately 1321 hours, while performing stunning verification activities associated with humane handling, Inspection Program Personnel (IPP) observed that establishment personnel fired multiple consecutive shots to render the market hog unconscious. Plant employee used a .38 revolver and fired multiply shots with the last shot immediately rendering it unconscious. The knock box was tagged with U.S. reject tag NO. B-45 912552 and plant management was notified of the noncompliance. The knock box was released at 1340 hours. IPP immediately notified supervisor(s). The plant immediately followed their corrective actions.
313.2
On July 25, 2025, at approximately 0815 hours, I, CSI REDACTED, observed no water in the water troughs for the livestock in 1 out of 3 holding pens. Due to the animals tipping the trough over during normal movement while in the holding pen.
313.2(f),313.16(b)(1)(iii),313.16(a)(1),313.16(b)(1)(i),313.16(a)(3),313.16(b)(2)
On June 03, 2025, at approximately 09:11 hours, while performing stunning verification activities associated with humane handling, Inspection Program Personnel (IPP) observed that establishment personnel fired multiple consecutive shots to render the market hog unconscious. Plant employee used a .22 long rifle revolver which failed in rendering market hog unconscious. The aforementioned plant employee immediately restrained the hog and shot with a .38 revolver rendering it unconscious. The knock box was tagged with U.S. reject tag NO. B-35 069495 and plant management was notified of the noncompliance. The knock box was released at 10:45 hours. IPP immediately notified supervisor(s). The plant immediately followed their corrective actions.
