Six workers were convicted of livestock abuse or neglect and also were fired, according to files from Greene County District Court and a statement from MowMar Farms that said: "We took steps to correct the issues." One of the processing companies that used the facility, Hormel, called the abuses "completely unacceptable" and adopted a new program to evaluate its suppliers at random. MowMar called the footage "reprehensible" but said it took ownership of the facility after much of the recorded abuse occurred.