http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/mowmar http://jezebel.com/tag/mowmar MowMar LLP, the owners of the pig farm in Greene County, Iowa that was infiltrated by PETA and accused of horrific abuses against the animals, has condemned the actions of its workers and says it plans on taking steps to avoid further abuses. MowMar officials reportedly met with PETA officials on Thursday to talk about correcting abuses and the company also plans on bringing in an animal-handling expert to review procedures. The farm may even install video-monitoring equipment to ensure that the pigs are being treated humanely. Additionally, the Greene County Sheriff announced on Thursday that authorities plan on bringing charges against the abusers caught by PETA. [MSNBC]

]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5052194&view=rss&microfeed=true Undercover investigators from PETA have shot a video depicting physical, and possibly even "sexual" abuses against pigs at a pig farm in Iowa. The footage shows farm workers hitting sows with metal rods, slamming piglets on a concrete floor, and discussion of shoving rods into the orifices of sows. The farm is a supplier to Hormel Foods, which makes Spam and other food products. The farm ownership was transferred over the summer (when the PETA investigators were working) from Natural Pork Production II LLP to MowMar LLP. Both of the companies condemned the violence and expressed a commitment to "animal welfare and humane handling" and that the pork industry is "full of good people." [AP]

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