It sounds like the start of a joke: a great actress, a great musician and a unknown writer/regular gal were walking down the street one day....
No joke though. We have something in common, these stars and I. We are working for elephants.
Not those Repug elephants. We're working for the African elephants slaughtered every day for their teeth. Those magnificent ivory tusks that make Loxodonta Africanus stand out.
Ms. Streep's support for the was announced in NJ.com on Tuesday, June 17. The bill New Jersey Assembly A3128 doesn't only focus on elephant ivory. Other products that are detrimental to wildlife, such as narwhal horn and rhinoceros horn, are including in the comprehensive ban on sale and import.
New York just passed a similar bill. Musician posted Billy Joel a note of support before the bill passed.
There may be some sentiment out there that Streep and Joel are jumping on the cause du jour tour bus. Speaking as a regular gal and passionate advocate for elephants, I say as long as the bus is full and running over elephant poachers, fine by me.