New South Wales has one of the weakest penalties for animal cruelty offences in comparison with states like Victoria and Western Sydney. The maximum penalty for a “standard” act of animal cruelty is only $5,500 or six months imprisonment in NSW while the same crime would be punishable by a maximum fine of nearly $40,000 in Victoria and $50,000 in Western Australia. We were joined by the Honorable Emma Hurst – Member of the legislative council to talk about her new legislation efforts that are set to toughen penalties for Animal Cruelty offences in NSW.