CRIMES WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES - gpvec

Crimes Without ConsequenCes
were made to use a hand held knocking device to induce unconsciousness. On the second
try with the hand held device the animal appeared to be unconscious. It started its
reflex action of kicking, and one foot was removed. The line was stopped, because the
animal’s continued kicking made it difficult for the employees to work on the animal. The
establishment felt the animal needed to be knocked again, so it was knocked a third time
with the hand held knocking device.
bristol beef (bristol, Conn.)
1. Inspection was suspended at the plant on November 10, 2005 for failure to provide
feed to seven pigs held longer than 24 hours.
Calmeco, Inc. (Cal Poly University, Pomona, Calif.)
1. Inspection was suspended at the plant on September 12, 2001 as a result of the
following incident:
At approximately 1400 I observed a cow showing arching [of] its back after being
stunned.... It was violently arching and twisting for approx 5 min. I told him that this was
inhumane and against regulations, the Humane Slaughter Act. At that time I requested
that it be restunned … and before he complied he asked why. I told him and his response
was that the [illegible] response was gone, and all cows kick that way. He then complied.
I mentioned to him that after the discussion of yesterday, he had assured me that all
animals would be properly stunned. When he asked me to examine more downers, I
replied that I was shutting down the plant operations. At that time I entered the cooler
and noted that there were two heads there that the stun gun holes were not in the right
place to properly stun an animal.
2. Plant was issued an NR on October 16, 2001 for failure to separate disabled animals
from normal ambulatory animals. NRs were issued for similar incidents on July 17, 2001
and August 31, 2001.
3. Inspection was suspended at the plant on October 24, 2001 as a result of the
following incident:
On October 24, 2001 at approximately 1230 hrs, I was in the ante-mortem area and I
saw a downer cow chained on its right front leg being dragged out of the truck down to
the pen. The chain was being operated by [plant personnel] and a truck driver was there
while the cow is being dragged.
Coleman Natural Products (Limon, Colo.)
1. Plant was issued an NR on March 2, 2004 for excessive use of an electric prod to drive
cattle to the knocking box.
2. Plant was issued an NR on March 4, 2004 for having an open drain hole in a holding
pen close to the unloading area.
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