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pg. 3--The Activist's Diary: Tales From The Trenches In a recent crusade to upgrade conditions for McDonald's and Burger King's factory farmed animals, PETA supplied a rare glimpse inside America's slaughterhouses. Affidavits and videos revealed how the futile blast of a stun gun leaves animals alert and trembling as they are dissevered. PETA's cruelty investigations exposed battery hens incarcerated in puny, lightless cages and 600 pound pigs crammed in narrow crates, unable to move. Both fast food giants eventually agreed to meet requirements for more humane standards. PETA's controversial campaigns spark dialogue among average people and frequently generate positive results. In 1993 Lange and nine other activists staged an anti-fur sit-in in designer Calvin Klein's office. One week later, Klein joined the growing ranks of fur-free designers. "Extreme actions are a matter of perspective," Lange says. "It's extreme that we still slice the beaks off baby chicks and slit the throats of fully conscious animals. Non-violent acts of civil disobedience bring attention to these issues." As individuals, Lange concludes, activists find themselves in some precarious positions. "But for all of us, it's worth it." Another lifelong activist might agree. "Be sure you put your feet in the right place," Abraham Lincoln once said. "Then stand firm."
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