Bob Evans FarmsInc.
Open since 1953. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/bob-evans-farms-inc-history/
The company's food products are distributed through more than 15,000 grocery stores in 30 states.
One of the BEF slaughterhouses has closed https://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Bob_Evans_Closng_Bidwell_Sausage_Plant_106760768.html
due to 'diminishing live sow market supply' https://qctimes.com/business/bob-evans-closes-food-plant-in-galva/article_98fbaeb8-a406-11df-871a-001cc4c002e0.html
500 sows slaughtered per day https://www.porkcdn.com/sites/porkorg/library/2015/12/estimated_daily_u.s._slaughter_capacity_by_plant_hpd.pdf
"On March 21, 2018, at approximately 1250 hours EDT, a FSIS Supervisory Public Health Veterinarian (SPHV)
observed an egregious event while performing animal handling verification activities at your establishment. The SPHV observed establishment employees attempt to stun a sow that was non-ambulatory disabled and condemned as moribund on antemortem inspection while the sow was sitting with her forelimbs holding the front half of her body upright and her rear end resting on the floor. Establishment personnel marked the sow's forehead for captive bolt placement and had two employees, each with a sort board, restrain the sow. The stunning operator aligned the captive bolt gun on the sow's forehead and discharged. Following the stunning attempt, the sow was dazed; her forelimbs went rigid, her neck was extended, and her eyes rolled back. A few seconds later, the sow began to blink. EStablishment personnel attempted to sweep the sow's forelimbs out from under her in order to stick her to bleed, but the sow resisted attempts to lie down. Once the sow began to resist, she then vocalized two to three times. She also regained her balance and remained upright in the front. The establishment supervisor handed a backup preloaded captive bolt gun to the stunning operator. The device was placed on the sow's forehead and discharged. After this second stunning attempt, the sow remained standing in the forelimbs, resisted efforts to be swept off her feet again, vocalized, and blinked. The first captive bolt gun was reloaded and handed to the stunning operator who then placed the device and fired. This third stunning attempt rendered the animal insensible. The sow collapsed to the floor and did not respond to physical stimuli to her eye, nose, and forelimbs. The sow was then stuck to bleed." https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/dedbf988-4a8d-439c-bb92-cb0813708145/6785-NOIE-032218.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
On March 21, 2018, at approximately 1250 hours EDT, a FSIS Supervisory Public Health Veterinarian (SPHV)
observed an egregious event while performing animal handling verification activities at your establishment. The SPHV observed establishment employees attempt to stun a sow that was non-ambulatory disabled and condemned as moribund on antemortem inspection while the sow was sitting with her forelimbs holding the front half of her body upright and her rear end resting on the floor. Establishment personnel marked the sow's forehead for captive bolt placement and had two employees, each with a sort board, restrain the sow. The stunning operator aligned the captive bolt gun on the sow's forehead and discharged. Following the stunning attempt, the sow was dazed; her forelimbs went rigid, her neck was extended, and her eyes rolled back. A few seconds later, the sow began to blink. EStablishment personnel attempted to sweep the sow's forelimbs out from under her in order to stick her to bleed, but the sow resisted attempts to lie down. Once the sow began to resist, she then vocalized two to three times. She also regained her balance and remained upright in the front. The establishment supervisor handed a backup preloaded captive bolt gun to the stunning operator. The device was placed on the sow's forehead and discharged. After this second stunning attempt, the sow remained standing in the forelimbs, resisted efforts to be swept off her feet again, vocalized, and blinked. The first captive bolt gun was reloaded and handed to the stunning operator who then placed the device and fired. This third stunning attempt rendered the animal insensible. The sow collapsed to the floor and did not respond to physical stimuli to her eye, nose, and forelimbs. The sow was then stuck to bleed
