Phase out eggs, ban caged chickens and slash the kangaroo population with CONTRACEPTIVES: Glamorous vegan bodybuilder reveals her bold plans for New South Wales after winning vital seat in parliament
- The 19 year long vegan proposes to phase out puppy farming and caged eggs
- Hurst, a vegan for 19 years, wants to transition dairy farming to plant-based one
- She said using contraceptives to cull kangaroo population is most cost effective
- Animal Justice Party candidate is the surprise winner of NSW upper house seat
After snatching a crucial seat in the NSW upper house, glamorous vegan bodybuilder Emma Hurst has proposed bold new plans for the state.
The Animal Justice Party representative, who has been a vegan for 19 years, wants to phase out the production of eggs in Australia, transition the dairy industry to 'plant based farming,' and use contraceptives to reduce the kangaroo population.
She also vows to prevent puppy farming, ban caged chickens, improve the quality of life for dairy cows and stop deforestation to preserve and protect Australia's koala population.
Glamorous vegan bodybuilding Emma Hurst, from Animal Justice Party, has proposed bold new plans for the state
But she also admitted that there would be challenges.
'The dairy industry is a very tough one, obviously with the treatment of the calves, the constant impregnation of mother dairy cows, its continual cruelty,' she told The Daily Telegraph.
She said that dairy farmers struggling to make ends meet should be ousted from the industry with an exit scheme.
'Hopefully that's something we can work to in regards to a dairy exit scheme to support farmers and help them transition into plant based forms of farming.'
The Animal Justice Party politician also shared her plans for the chook industry.
The Animal Justice Party politician also shared her plans for the chook industry
'The first step is to get hens out of cages... I think there will be a reduction in the consumption of eggs over time just as people sort of seem to be changing their diet,' she said.
The vegan politician also said she would propose 'tough' new anti-puppy farming legislation phase out the practice.
When it came to culling kangaroos, she said she had a humane and cost-effective process.
She claims the use of non-lethal solutions such as immunocontraceptives, darting and desexing kangaroos are a cost-effective and cruelty-free way of controlling the population.
She also supported the recent climate change strikes which saw thousands of school children across the nation skip school to protest against the coalitions lack of action.
She also supported the recent climate change strikes which saw thousands of school children across the nation skip school to protest against the coalitions lack of action
She said that the future generation will have to live on this planet for longer than hers and that should warrant them to have a say in how it is treated.
Ms Hurst will join controversial former Labor leader Mark Latham and a second One Nation representative, former detective Rod Roberts, on the crossbench.
But libertarian David Leyonhjelm and lockout law opponent Tyson Koh from Keep Sydney Open both missed out on a seat.
Mr Leyonhjelm quit his job as a federal senator in the hope of winning an eight year term in the NSW Parliament.
Mr Leyonhjelm quit his job as a federal senator in the hope of winning an eight year term in the NSW Parliament
Lockout law opponent Tyson Koh from Keep Sydney Open both missed out on a seat
He prematurely announced he had won a seat in a Facebook post more than a fortnight ago.
'Resigning early from the Senate to run in my home state was a gamble, but it has paid off,' he said.
Keep Sydney Open had been widely tipped to win a place in their first election but admitted 'in the end it wasn't enough'.
'We don't want to be lead with fear and knee-jerk policy that keeps us stuck in the past,' the party said in a statement.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian's government now needs five crossbench votes to pass legislation into law
Ms Hurst, a psychologist, will be the Animal Justice Party's second representative in the upper house after party president Mark Pearson.
In a statement after her victory, she said: 'I won't be some politician full of empty promises.
'I plan to do whatever it takes to make changes for animals because there are still millions of hens in cages, there are koalas having their homes torn down, and there are animals being shot from the skies.'
The Liberal-National coalition government won eight of the 21 upper house seats up for grabs in the March 23 election while Labor snared seven.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian's government needs five crossbench votes to pass legislation into law.
