Overview
- The court-supervised auction set for Wednesday was postponed after a Jan. 27 bankruptcy filing by the landowner, with the sale now potentially months away.
- Pico Rivera publicly committed to joining the sale process to block any return of slaughter activity and to influence the property’s reuse.
- City officials outlined potential conversions that include affordable housing, public open space, or plant-based food innovation, supported by city funds and potential grants and philanthropy.
- The opening bid was reported at $7 million, and auction documents list the property’s value at about $7.4 million.
- Animal-rights groups rallied at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse as the sale was delayed, highlighting the plant’s closure in late 2025 after 61 humane-handling violations and a 2022 USDA suspension.