a 50 thousand dollar rabbit?
Check out: SaveToby.com, it's a pretty crazy site...apparently someone is holding "the cutest little bunny on the planet" hostage and threatening to butcher it if he doesn't recieve $50k by June 30th. Naturally, a lot of people are pretty upset about the ethical implications of this (he's actually doing nothing wrong from a LEGAL perspective)...Others love the site and are buying all sorts of t-shirts, mousepads and other junk. The interesting thing is that this guy says he's almost halfway to his 50 thousand dollar target and is even claiming to have a book deal in the works; however, he refuses to reveal his identity...so there is really no way of knowing how much money he has recieved or whether or not Toby is really in any danger.
[via Hot Points]
posted by Chris Simmons @ 3/31/2005 12:14:00 AM
9 Comments:
wow, what will people think of next ?
oh man..people will do anything for money. That makes me sick. I think it's pretty awful that this guy has gotten $20,000 already because he is doing this, though I do want Toby to live. Some animal rights group should come and take him. :)
This guy is obviously a little nutty. To think that someone would go sell tee-shirts and try to profit off this is a little sick. Chris, do you think Toby actually exists? I hope you didn't buy a tee-shirt..
Hey Sara, I'm with you...only in the US would someone be able to make this much money off such a ridiculous story. I seriously doubt Toby is in any danger (if he even exists)...this guy is just trying to take advantage of people who have a soft-spot for animals. SaveToby.com highlights the fact that people need to question what they read, whether online or in print medium. Until they learn how to decipher fact from fiction they will continue to be subject to this kind of bullshit.
I can definitely see this starting a trend, can't this be considered animal cruelty?
When I first about Toby I was shocked but then as I thought about it, I thought about how brilliant this guy might be. Although he is a little nuts, he is playing to peoples emotions to get them to donate money. If you look at Toby close, he dosn't look like a wild rabbit that would be fighting an alley cat. He looks alot like my old domesticated bunny. Hes probably just using his pet to make some money.
I think the site and concept are funny. I kept seeing that site around, my friend had it in his aim profile, but I didnt know what it was. thanks for enlightening me on the issue
technically its not considered animal cruelty because he's taking it to a butcher to be killed like thousands of other rabbits every day....although its not every day that "the cutest rabbit on the planet" is butchered.
and this was on nbc news last night ...
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