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A 41-V <br />FACE is the ONLY non-profit in the nation dedicated solely to <br />rescuing elephants held in captivity in North America. Our work <br />is vital to getting captive elephants to sanctuary. <br />OUR I is to provide education, intervention, and litigation that will lead to sanctuary for <br />FEIMISSION ALL elephants inhumanely held in captivity in circuses and zoos in North America."T1°N <br />p9 <br />K <br />Where will these elephants go? FACE is dedicated to getting elephants to sanctuaries accredited <br />by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries. GFAS is the gold standard for sanctuaries. <br />OUR There are approximately 400 captive elephants in North America. FACE works SOLELY to get <br />VISION them to sanctuary. In December 2018, FACE, along with Senator Raymond Lesniak, were <br />AND victorious in getting Nosey's Law passed, making New Jersey the first state in the U.S. to <br />VICTORIES ban all wild and exotic animals in traveling animal acts. Several other states have followed <br />suit, others have bills pending. FACE is currently working to get TEAPSPA passed. <br />This pending federal law would ban all traveling exotic animal acts nationwide. FACE <br />works with government officials to improve condit'ons for elephants in captivity and <br />to get them to sanctuary. FACE's advocacy directly led to the seizure of Nosey <br />and her placement in sanctuary. Our vision is to see that ALL of these elephants <br />get to live out their lives in a safe and forever home. As more and more <br />elephants are released and/or seized, FACE is committed to helping <br />ensure that additional GFAS sanctuaries are built. <br />�r.9-CZ <br />