Even those of us who are pro-kill, deep down no one really wants to kill a living animal for science but most of us feel it needs to be done. I came across this article from modernnotion.com and while most of us are aware of this I think it is important to post from time to time because we have new members everyday. The article goes as follows:
The story of Bigfoot, the mysterious alleged ape-like creature who stalks forests remaining mostly unseen, has been widely debated since his first “sighting” in 1811 in Alberta, Canada. Some cryptozoologists, a pseudoscientific branch studying animals that may or may not exist, believe Bigfoot sightings date back to Native American accounts of “Sasquatch,” the Halkomelem word to describe the large hairy man-monster.
Even though there have been numerous sightings, videos and pictures, there is still no scientific evidence that supports the existence of Bigfoot. But that didn’t stop Washington state from creating a Bigfoot sanctuary that protects the mythical creature from gun-toting hunters.
It all started in 1969 when the Board of County Commissioners of Skamania County, Washington realized there were more and more hunters and paranormal investigators flocking to their state in hopes of finding the elusive creature.
Most of these cryptozoologists came packing rifles and other deadly weapons that posed a risk to citizens who called Bigfoot territory home. In order to combat the sudden influx of weaponry, the commissioners signed into law a Bigfoot ordinance decreeing that the “willful, wanton slaying of such a creature shall be deemed a felony” punishable by a $10,000 fine or a five year prison sentence.
The law was amended in 1984 changing the crime from a felony to a gross misdemeanor punishable by a $1,000 fine and/or a one year jail sentence. The amendment also stated that if a coroner concludes Bigfoot to be a humanoid the killer would be charged with homicide.
Finally in 1991, Whatcom County, Washington, a neighboring community to Skamania County, declared the entire area, about a million acres of land, a Sasquatch Protection and Refuge Area, creating the first ever Bigfoot sanctuary.
Washington isn’t the only state that has laws protecting Bigfoot. Every state in the US has legislation meant to protect endangered species, and Bigfoot probably falls under that category. Unless, of course, you’re in Texas where a legal loophole allows the killing of any “unprotected, non-game wildlife” on private property as long as you have permission from the landowner. Bigfoot doesn’t fall under the endangered species list there because he technically doesn’t exist, even if he were to exist…if you can follow that logic, high five!
So if you want to see Bigfoot in his natural habitat you should make your way over to Washington state. If you feel more inclined to shoot Bigfoot, you should head to Texas.