Savetoby. I found this via J-Walk Blog and find the whole thing absolutely disgusting. Extorting money from people to save an animal he willingly adopted. What a complete lack of morals and virtues this asshole has. It is one thing to care for an animal that is destined to be food but to care for an animal and then threaten to eat it if people don't pay him money is such a complete lack of morals that I can't imagine what rock he crawled out from under.
Anybody that pays him is just as bad. You never cave into such terrorists tactics or more assholes will come down the road trying to do the same thing. He has all ready raised over $15,000. How disgusting.
What should I threaten to kill and eat Fred or Irv in hopes you will pay me not to? I would never do such a thing but some other low life will just to make a quick buck from softies that pay him.
NEVER PAY OFF TERRORIST. IT'S A TACTIC THAT WILL BACKFIRE ON YOU AND CAUSE MORE TERRORISM.
They prey on their own with extortion and protection rackets, in a culture where people don't go to the police. Ronald Goldstock












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Save Toby?
Some folks are up in arms about a site called SaveToby.com, wherein it is claimed that a cute, fluffy bunny named Toby will be cooked and eaten unless his owner receives $50,000 by June 30, 2005. Word on the Net has it that there used to be a disclaimer at the bottom of the page stating it's just a joke, but as of this writing it is nowhere to be found.
We can still suppose with a reasonable amount of confidence that Toby's in no real danger, however, given that the site is an obvious rip-off of Save Bernd, a prank Website where a similar hapless critter has been held hostage for the past six months while its owner supposedly awaits a cumulative ransom of 1,000,000 Euros. The fine print at the bottom of Bernd's home page reads: "It's a joke."
I should note that while the PayPal buttons on SaveToby.com do lead to a functioning account where "donations" can be made (which I don't recommend, by the way), it is NOT the same account displayed in the screenshot on the home page, which lists a purported $14,000+ in moneys collected so far even though PayPal says it is currently unable to receive funds. Caveat emptor
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