Eva Maria van Esch (born 12 May 1986 in Rossum) is a Dutch politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Party for the Animals (Dutch: Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD) between 2019 and 2023.
She previously served as the party's parliamentary leader in the Utrecht City Council.
[1][2] Van Esch proposes that dogs should be allowed into hospitals to visit their owners’ deathbeds.
They should also be permitted into funeral homes to say a last goodbye.
[3] She favours tighter regulations for wood-burning.