On May 28, 3:57 am, Rich Travsky <traRvE...@hotmMOVEail.com> wrote:
Well it's about time ;)
http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/070525_bad_bigfoot.html
Recently, Mike Lake, a Canadian member of parliament from Edmonton, Alberta, agreed
to introduce a petition that called for Bigfoot to be protected under the Canadian
version of the endangered species act.
Lake presented to the House of Commons a petition that stated, "The debate over
(Bigfoot's) existence is moot in the circumstance of their tenuous hold on merely
existing. Therefore, the petitioners request the House of Commons to establish
immediate, comprehensive legislation to affect immediate protection of Bigfoot."
The man behind the petition was a Bigfoot enthusiast named Todd Standing, who claims
to have definitive proof of Bigfoot but is withholding it until protection for the
alleged animals is in place. "When I get species protection for them nationwide, I
will make my findings public and I will take this out of the realm of mythology.
Bigfoot is real," Standing said.
The petition soon became an embarrassment for Lake, who later issued a press release
stating that the proposal had been tabled.
"I take seriously my responsibility to represent all of my constituents, regardless
of whether or not I agree with their views. If a legitimate petition is brought
forward by one of my constituents and deemed to be in order, I feel it is my duty to
table it in the House," Lake wrote. Lake also clarified that he never spoke in the
House of Commons regarding the petition, nor did he endorse the existence of
Bigfoot.
...
Protecting endangered species is important for biodiversity, but protecting animals
that may not even exist is putting the cart before the unicorn.
...
Ah, loonies! How glad I am to know that they are everywhere for all to
share...
Ross Macfarlane
