FACE works with legislators around the country to improve the conditions and protections for elephants on both the state and federal levels in North America.

TEAPSPA

Help Free All Captive Elephants (FACE), support TEAPSPA – With the passage of the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act, TEAPSPA, the United States Congress aims to amend the Animal Welfare Act to restrict the use of exotic and wild animals in traveling circuses and other traveling acts across the nation. Legislation is key to making this change.

There are currently over 40 countries around the globe that have banned wild and exotic animal circuses including: Croatia, Singapore, Austria, Israel, Costa Rica, Peru, India and Lebanon.  Let Congress know it is time to reintroduce TEAPSPA! Every single day is one day too many where elephants and other wild and exotic animals are subjected to this cruelty. 

The Traveling Exotic Animal Public Safety Protection Act, TEAPSPA is a federal bill that currently needs to be reintroduced. It is the goal to have TEAPSPSA sponsored once again.  When passed, this bill will prohibit the use of exotic and wild animals in traveling performances in the United States.

On November 17, the Traveling Exotic Animal & Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA, H.R.5999/S.3220) was reintroduced to the 117^th Congress. Since Covid, this bill has not moved forward and needs reintroduction with new sponsors,

Action:  Reach out to your state legislators and teach them about TEAPSPA.  FACE will be happy to assist you in this process.  

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U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators

Contact your Senators and Representatives today in support of TEAPSPA. Phone calls are especially effective. Constituent voices are very powerful and can open doors to the most surprising places.

Support TEAPSPA to help end wild animal suffering in traveling acts across the United States.

TEAPSPA bill language:  

Congressman Raul Grijalva is interviewed on the progress of TEAPSPA in Washington, DC.

Nosey’s Law

On December 14th, 2018 FACE along with Senator Nilsa Cruz – Perez, Assemblymen Andrew Zwicker and Raj Makurji, former New Jersey Senator and champion of Nosey’s Law, Raymond J. Lesniak, and other key organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States, with New Jersey Director Brian Hackett, were victorious in getting Nosey’s Law passed. Nosey’s Law made New Jersey the first state in the nation to ban all wild and exotic animals in traveling animal acts. Several other states have followed suit and more states have bills pending. FACE Directors were there from the beginning in Trenton, New Jersey to testify in front of both the House and Senate Committees. FACE was there for every vote presented along the way. We took vital action to support Nosey’s Law through phone calls, emails, knocking on legislator’s doors and rallying constituents in New Jersey to do the same. Legislation is KEY to ending the suffering of elephants in circuses across the nation.

Below: Trenton, NJ – Rally for Nosey’s Law and Protest against the Garden Bros. Circus organized by FACE on October 14th, 2018 at the Cure Insurance Arena.  Pictured is Retired NJ Senator Raymond J. Lesniak leading the charge for actions taken that day. Due to Nosey’s Law enacted on December 14th, 2018, this was the final Garden Bros.Circus in New Jersey using wild and exotic animals in their traveling circus.  FACE has been challenged with enforcing Nose’y Law. A circus tried to set up after Nosey’s Law was passed into law only to have to cancel after we contacted local officials notifying them of this violation.  Under our watch, no circus will enter New Jersey to exploit wild and exotic animals.