Canadian Senate: Pass the Jane Goodall Act
(Even though this is happening in Canada, maybe it will come to the US at some point too).
November 2020
https://www.idausa.org/campaign/wild-animals-and-habitats/latest-news/pass-animal-protection-bill-canada/?fbclid=IwAR2ybuTnMAiHSrAD9UP7jaCd3yJaqC1C0VeufLCoLcOuOmIg1Dfn3mBpq_I
It's not every day you get the opportunity to act on something so clearly good for animals, but today is just such a day. Canadian Senator Murray Sinclair has partnered with Dr. Jane Goodall to introduce the Jane Goodall Act, which, if passed, will become one of the strongest animal laws in history.
The Jane Goodall Act, S 218, would accomplish a number of things. It would ban all new captivity of great apes and elephants, and ban the use of great apes, elephants, and cetaceans in performances. It would also strengthen an existing but flawed ban on the importation of elephant ivory and other hunting trophies, and would grant legal standing to great apes, elephants, whales, and dolphins. Granting animals legal standing would be a watershed event that would transform the landscape of animal protection in Canada.
Please join us in asking the Canadian Senate to pass this landmark bill for animals!
1. If you live in Canada, please call the Canadian Senate to urge swift passage of the Jane Goodall Act.
1-800-267-7362
Additionally, you may wish to also call George Furey, Speaker of the Senate of Canada, to urge him to expedite the passage of the Jane Goodall Act.
613-992-4416
Some talking points you can select from to mention during your call:
Canadian Senator Murray Sinclair introduced bill S-218 (43-2), also known as the Jane Goodal Act, on November 17, 2020.
If passed, this bill will become one of the strongest pieces of animal protection legislation in the world.
The new bill would (mostly) ban the keeping of great apes, elephants, and other exotic species in captivity.
It would ban the use of great apes, elephants, and cetaceans in performances.
It would strengthen an existing but flawed ban on the importation of elephant ivory and other hunting trophies.
It also seeks to grant legal standing to great apes, elephants, whales, and dolphins.
Canadian Senator who introduced the bill is a Fourth Degree Midewiwin member of the Three Fires Society, a traditional Ojibway medicine society of great significance to the Ojibway people.
Senator Sinclair's traditional Ojibway name is Mizanay Gheezhik, meaning "the One Who Speaks of Pictures in the Sky”. He was named by Traditional Ojibway Teacher and Elder Onobinisay (Jim Dumont).
Senator Murray Sinclair announced he will resign from the Senate of Canada effective at the end of January. His final day will be the 31st, exactly one week after his 70th birthday. The distinguished Indigenous activist said he had always intended on serving five years--he was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2016.
