CRIMES WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES - gpvec

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[Inspection personnel] stopped the knocker and went to inspect the bull. The bull was in
the nonambulatory pit with one captive bolt wound to the head, but was still conscious
with respiration and pupillary response.
Saint Croix Abattoir (Saint Croix, Virgin Islands)
1. Inspection was suspended at the plant on March 25, 2004 for improper stunning of an
animal, as described below:
While the Inspector was finishing ante-mortem [inspection], plant director came and
asked if he could use the stun gun on the sheep. I told him he could use it on the sheep
and on the pigs but not on the cow. He said he had added another rubber to it and it
should work…. I told him the gun was still rejected for cattle…. I was in my office when
I heard the stun gun fired and heard something heavy fall. On looking out I saw that
the cow had been stunned with the rejected (for cattle) stun gun and that she was still
conscious and breathing normally. I immediately stopped further use of the stun gun and
told the plant QC to … bring a proper gun to dispatch the cow. [Name withheld] arrived
with a handgun and fired a total of 4 shots, three of which were correctly located but
failed to drop the cow. Further attempts were stopped until [name withheld] came and
finally dispatched the cow with the 2 nd shot.
S-bar Packing (Eugene, Ore.)
1. Plant was issued an NR on October 10, 2002 for the following incident:
While performing ante-mortem inspection at approximately 12:30 pm I approached
the trailer that was backed up to unload beef. When the trailer door was opened, I
observed a beef cow fall out of the trailer and land on the ground. Immediately after, I
observed another beef fall out of the trailer and land on the first, then a third beef fell
out and landed on the first two, which were laying on the ground. I observed that the
portion of the trailer, which these beef fell out of was overcrowded and appeared to not
have room for all of the beef, causing the weak cattle to tumble onto the ground when
the door was opened.
2. Plant was issued an NR on December 4, 2003 for failure to provide water and covered
shelter to a downed (disabled) cow.
3. Plant was issued an NR on May 20, 2006 for failure to render a Holstein cow
insensible to pain due to improper placement of a hand-held captive bolt stunner and
ineffective detonating charge of the hand stunner.
4. Within a week of receiving NR for the above incident, inspection was suspended at
the plant on May 27, 2006 for failure to render a Holstein cow insensible to pain prior to
shackling, hoisting and cutting, as described below:
At approximately 0800 hours… I observed the following egregious humane handling
deficiency: a Holstein cow that had been shackled and hung, had had the major
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