You Can't Kill Bigfoot in Washington and More Odd Animal Laws
The United States has some pretty peculiar regulations when it comes to wildlife—real or imagined.
No Sasquatch Slaying in Washington
Skamania County, Washington, considers itself a Bigfoot refuge, and a 1984 ordinance states that killing this “endangered” ape-like creature can get you a year in jail, a $1,000 fine or both.
Even though Bigfoot is fictional (sorry, cryptozoologists), the defense fund included it on their list because “we feel [it] points to the larger commonalities” between people and other animals, Rosengard says. (Read about a Bigfoot sighting in Yellowstone.)
In other words, we and our wild kin are all sentient creatures that deserve legal protection.
And Yeti’s never called a lawyer. Weird.
More at site
The United States has some pretty peculiar regulations when it comes to wildlife—real or imagined.
No Sasquatch Slaying in Washington
Skamania County, Washington, considers itself a Bigfoot refuge, and a 1984 ordinance states that killing this “endangered” ape-like creature can get you a year in jail, a $1,000 fine or both.
Even though Bigfoot is fictional (sorry, cryptozoologists), the defense fund included it on their list because “we feel [it] points to the larger commonalities” between people and other animals, Rosengard says. (Read about a Bigfoot sighting in Yellowstone.)
In other words, we and our wild kin are all sentient creatures that deserve legal protection.
And Yeti’s never called a lawyer. Weird.
More at site
