Yosemite Foods 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 Yosemite Foods Inc. slaughterhouse establishment in 2025.
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313.2
On 06/19/2025, at approximately 0300 hours while performing a directed odd-hour inspection task, I, CSI REDACTED, inspected the unloading of animals from a livestock trailer (HATS Category II, Truck Unloading). I observed an establishment employee inside the lighted top compartment of the trailer forcefully strike the hog’s face with the rattle paddle, in addition to forcefully striking the hog’s back and shoulders. The employee was striking the hog in a forceful manner using rapid swings of the rattle paddle, which created loud noise each time it hit the hog, and the hog reacted with vocalizations. In my opinion, the employee was striking the hogs in an inhumane manner by using excessive force with the rattle paddle. During my observation, the hog showed no signs of injury. Striking the hog with excessive force, as well as striking the hog’s face, was inhumane handling, and was a noncompliance with Title 9 CFR 313.2(b). I immediately notified Barn lead REDACTED who was nearby. He immediately took corrective action to stop the inhumane activity. I further observed the other animals that were unloaded from the trailer, and no animals appeared to have any injuries that could have occurred due to inhumane handling.
313.1
On December 10, 2024, at approximately 0517 hours, while performing HATS category II-Truck unloading Activities I, CSI, REDACTED observed the following noncompliance. While observing an employee unloading animals from the truck, I observed several animals heading to the livestock scale, this is when I noticed that the trench drain cover near the livestock scale was not properly positioned on the floor’s trench drain, making it difficult for a hog to obtain proper footing creating a trip and fall hazard. I observed one hog fall into the trench placing his feet onto the bottom of the trench drain for approximately 4 seconds and proceeded to move out of the trench drain without any injuries. The depth of this trench is approximately 12 inches deep. I immediately intervened and informed REDACTED (night pen lead) and showed him the improper placement of the floor drain cover and was verbally notified of this forthcoming noncompliance. Mr. REDACTED immediately placed and secured the loosened drain cover providing good footing and preventing further falling of the livestock. Official regulatory control action was not necessary, as there were no hogs showing signs with visible injuries. Mr. REDACTED (QA/QC Supervisor) was also informed of the situation and of this forthcoming noncompliance at approximately 0554 hours as this humane handling observation represents a noncompliance with Title 9 CFR 313.1(a).
