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"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/xlYEnejShlcThe key topics in today's episode:03:00 - Protecting animals in 202205:00 - Industrialised puppy farming09:30 - How to regulate pet farming13:00 - Who is AJP16:00 - How to pass legislation20:00 - How much relationships matter in parliament22:30 - Getting lobbyist push-back26:30 - Lobbyists for animal rights29:00 - A threat to democracy32:00 - Influencers and politics36:00 - Getting into p