An Alberta man has presented his Member of Parliament with a petition seeking to get legal protection for Bigfoot.
The petition, with 500 signatures attached, was presented to Canada's House of Commons by Mike Law on March 28, 2007. Law has stated that he does not personally believe in the existence of Bigfoot, but that petitions are presented to the government as a service to constituents.
Todd Standing, the man behind the petition, claims to have a 12 second video tape showing footage of the elusive creature. Standing developed the video into a 30-minute documentary, entitled "Sylvanic." The film's title is derived from a term used in southern British Columbia to refer to the "shadow guardians of the mountains."
Standing considers the fact that the government would consider his petition to be a victory in itself. He has refused to state where his video tape was shot, citing concerns that Bigfoot hunters will descend on the area and attempt to shoot the animal.
Standing will be a guest on Art Bell's paranormal radio show, Coast to Coast, on April 8, 2007. He is expected to discuss Bigfoot in general, his own experience, and his work in trying to have Bigfoot designated as a protected species. Standing will make his documentary film available to the public at a number of stops on his tour of the Canadian West. All proceeds are being donated to local Humane Societies.
The Canadian government has 45 days to respond to Standing's petition.Visit the Sylvanic Project web site to learn more about Todd Standing and his work.
