During the investigator's employment, a hidden camera captured other employees striking calves with their hands, branding irons and steel rods.

McCloskey acknowledged in the statement that four of the people shown committing alleged abuses were Fair Oaks Farms employees, and one person was a third-party truck driver who was transporting calves.

“As a veterinarian whose life and work is dedicated to the care, comfort and safety of all animals, this has affected me deeply,” McCloskey said. “I am disappointed for not being aware of this kind of awful treatment occurring, and I take full responsibility for what has happened. I also take full responsibility to correct and ensure that every employee understands, embraces and practices the core values on which our organization stands.”

A portion of the video also showed what appeared to be an employee using cocaine in a work vehicle on site and another showed what appeared to be marijuana plants being grown on the property.

In the Fair Oaks statement, McCloskey described the plants as an invasive perennial species.