Ines Kostic on using politics to help animals

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In this episode, we speak with Ines Kostic, a Member of the Regional Parliament in the Netherlands for the Dutch political Party for the Animals and manager of Animal Politics Foundation.
We speak about the opportunities and challenges around advocating for animals within the political system, the impact the Dutch Party for Animals has had as well as what kind of people could be a good fit for politics.
Links from our conversation:

• Dutch Party For the Animals 2021 manifesto
• The end of animal farming – Jacy Reese
• Our World in Data – animal welfare & environment pages
• Faunalytics
• List of national animal welfare parties (if you scroll down)
• Contact: [e-mail]

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Ines' journey into animal advocacy (00:01:47)

3. History of the Dutch Party for Animals (00:09:15)

4. Overview of the party (00:15:10)

5. Policies of the Dutch Party for Animals (00:19:09)

6. Bad press and visibility (00:22:18)

7. Party successes (00:24:13)

8. How many members do they have? (00:29:00)

9. Credibility (00:37:12)

10. The rise of the Dutch farmers party (00:40:32)

11. Which policy asks to prioritise (00:47:57)

12. Who is suited for politics (00:54:31)

13. Pushing the dynamic internationally (00:57:09)

14. Closing questions (00:59:13)