CRIMES WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES - gpvec

Crimes Without ConsequenCes
2. Plant was issued an NR on June 18, 2001 for an incident involving dragging a
conscious sow with a T-Bar.
3. Inspection was suspended at the plant on September 10, 2001 in response to the
following incident:
At 1055 I went to the stunning area to observe stunning and saw 5 of 10 shackled sows
insufficiently stunned such that they were actively blinking, paddling front feet and
arching to right themselves. I stopped the chain to allow the sticker to use a captive bolt
to stun the animals, then stick them.
4. Inspection was suspended at the plant on April 12, 2002 in response to the
following incident:
At 0920 I went into the barn to check for any hogs needing antemortem inspection. I
observed [plant personnel] pulling on a T-Bar attached to a sow’s front leg, on the back
of a semi trailer. I could hear the sow squealing…. As the sow was pulled out of the door
of the truck and onto the ramp, I observed that she righted herself, held her head up, and
was blinking.
American Halal (Newark, N.J.)
1. Plant was issued an NR on February 27, 2003 for dangerous pen conditions (protruding
nails and splinters).
2. Plant was issued an NR on September 26, 2003 for unsanitary and dangerous
conditions and failure to provide feed for more than 48 hours.
3. Inspection was suspended at the plant on October 4, 2005 in response to the
following incident:
I observed bull with blood dripping from both ears. Approximately one quarter of each
ear was cut away from the animal. There was also an obvious injury to the right hind
leg causing severe discomfort and excitement to the animal. This condition caused
unnecessary pain and suffering to the animal, which is an egregious situation....
AVCO Meat (Gadsden, Ala.)
1. Inspection was suspended at the plant on October 7, 2003 as a result of the following
incident:
On today’s date at approximately 1500 hrs the following noncompliance was observed by
the District Veterinary Medical Specialist. Two disabled non-ambulatory animals were
dragged while conscious from a commercial transport trailer onto the establishment
loading chute…. Further observation of the barn area found noncompliances with 9 CFR
313.2(d)(1). Disabled animals were not segregated from normal ambulatory animals. A
disabled animal was observed being stepped on by an aggressive boar. Another animal
was observed with a laceration of the right foreleg due to fighting…. The area to where
the animals were dragged is not covered to protect animals from adverse climatic
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