Our Undercover Investigators Answer Your Questions November 12, 2008

Remember when we gave you the opportunity to ask our undercover investigators a question? We received some really great questions, so now, here's your glimpse into what it's like for an undercover investigator. We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the two brave individuals who went undercover at this pig factory farm in Iowa (and to undercover investigators everywhere). The investigators hope it will motivate you to make a difference for animals each day in your own way. Here's what they had to say:

What exactly was your reaction when you saw just how badly the animals were really being treated? Did you cry?

Investigator 1: I was horrified and terribly saddened. But I had a good idea of what I was going to see, and I prepared myself for it. ... Because it is so critical to conceal my identity and my sympathy for animals while undercover, I [can only] cry on the inside when I see the abuse and the cruelty. I can never let my coworkers see that side of me. Sometimes, I will let out a good cry at home or in my car after a particularly disturbing day.

Investigator 2: There were some nights I would get home and get emotional about the day's events. You have to hold it inside until you get home. If the other employees see you react in an emotional way, it would blow your cover. The people whom I have met working at a hog farm would never get emotional or upset due to the mistreatment of the animals, and so we must act in that same manner.

How are you able to keep your sanity?

Investigator 1: If I want to do all I can possibly do to help animals, I have to stay sane and focused. If I lose it or explode, that will not help animals. If I let the insanity get to me and destroy me, then I will no longer be an asset to the animal rights movement. I would not be making the best use of my time and my ability to effect change for animals. I force myself to look at the big picture.

Investigator 2: Who said that we do? ;) Truth is, it gets hard. Sometimes the only way to get through it is to take it one day at a time. Even then, there are times when it gets to you, and you aren't sure if you can make it that one more day. But by forcing yourself to go that one more day, that's what makes all the difference. You have to focus on the fact that by being there, you can show the world what is happening, and someday, hopefully, it will stop happening.

To read all of the questions and answers from the investigators, click here.

Do you think you'd be able to handle being an undercover investigator?

♥ Marta

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