I wanted to personally apologise to all my supporters who may have read media reports about an error of judgement with my eating habits.  As a long term animal rights campaigner I am fully aware of the impact of a person’s diet on the suffering of others.  I remain committed to moving swiftly towards an essentially plant based diet.  I am now fully committed to not eating any animal product where sourcing could have involved harm.  As an MP for the Animal Justice Party I understand the spotlight that is on all my actions and that I am held accountable in the role to everyone in the animal rights movement.

For almost 25 years I have worked on animal rights issues.  I have been in the frontline for change many times.  I have witnessed many atrocities and have never hesitated to take a stand for making the lives of non-human animals better.  Over those years, with others but often leading the campaign, I have achieved a ban on chaining sows and phasing out sow stalls in piggeries, banning of kangaroo meat exports to Russia, phasing out of mulesing and use of analgesia in the wool industry and stopping live export ships from entering ports and been apart of many great movements which have saved the lives of thousands of animals.

It is a privilege to represent the AJP in the NSW parliament and I will continue to be the sole voice for animals in an arena that holds little regard for our animal friends.  In the coming weeks alone I have my first Bill to protect confined animals from burning and suffocating in disasters as well as mandatory CCTV cameras in slaughter houses and an inquiry into the prescribed investigation agencies of the legislation protecting animals as priorities.  I want to thank everyone who has backed me and please know that nothing will detract from my dedication for change.