"What I recommend animal rights organisations to do is to actually start pushing a little bit harder, especially when it comes to the ministers and the government. to encourage them to push these changes through."
Today's conversation is with Emma Hurst MP. Emma is a vegan, an animal advocate, and your representative for animal rights in NSW Parliament. She is also Deputy Chair of the Legislative Council’s Industry (which includes animal agribusiness) and Health Committees. As a member of the Animal Justice Party, Emma represents animals and people from across NSW.
Video version: https://youtu.be/xlYEnejShlc
The key topics in today's episode:
03:00 - Protecting animals in 2022
05:00 - Industrialised puppy farming
09:30 - How to regulate pet farming
13:00 - Who is AJP
16:00 - How to pass legislation
20:00 - How much relationships matter in parliament
22:30 - Getting lobbyist push-back
26:30 - Lobbyists for animal rights
29:00 - A threat to democracy
32:00 - Influencers and politics
36:00 - Getting into politics
42:00 - Getting involved in policies
45:00 - Talking animals rights in parliament
48:00 - The difference between a cow and dog
50:30 - Bringing up science
58:00 - How can we create change
Connect with Emma:
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/emma.hurst/
Website | https://www.emmahurstmp.com/
AJP | https://animaljusticeparty.org/
Resources:
Instagram | @plant.paradigm
YouTube | The Plant Paradigm
Twitter | @plantparadigm
Website | www.theplantparadigm.com
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