CHECK THIS OUT....!!!! Is it for real???

[bud_one]

I can't tell if this is real or just a spoof....I say eat the dang thing...I ain't donating... http://www.savetoby.com/

[Kari]

Well, there was a thread about it, but a quick search comes up with nothing, and I know I posted in the thread, so it must be gone now. Probably scrolled off the Political Asylum's inactive topic list.Basically, it is a hoax. The guy is just trying to either get a rise out of people or make a quick buck, but either way, he's not eating the rabbit...

[bud_one]

did you see how much was in his account already?

[Raivis]

which ever it is peta will be on his a$$

[Kari]

There was a PETA statement in the old thread, too...that's why I wish I could find it. Basically, they can't condone that people donate money to his cause because then others will threaten animals in an attempt to make money.Someone really ought to report him to his web host and/or ISP...surely what he's doing by deliberately misleading people to get money out of them could be considered fraud...Edit: Reporting him to PayPal, since he chose to post a screen shot which includes his account information, might be productive as well. They have the power to refund the donations.

[Baltovibe]

Quote, originally posted by Kari »There was a PETA statement in the old thread, tooI believe that thread was http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=10413 , but seems to have been edited / deleted by joatmon.

[joatmon]

About all I had said in that one thread was that people are finding all kinds of ways to make money on the internet, like the guy at savetoby. Viben'round took exception to that site as offensive, I mistakenly thought he was saying that my post that referred to savetoby was offensive so I removed it. There was a subsequent thread in the asylum that is no longer around. Political asylum threads are of finite lifespan.

[Viben' round]

greetings all, yeah that was me seeing it as an offensive website. what tweaked me is that it was in the humor thread, I've heard from Peta ( I think I posted their response in the other thread) basically it is a hoax, and reading other info on it the meeter that he has there with the money he collected was just him editing his #'s on his own. There are some sick people out there, lets just hope that Toby is Ok. NO worries Joatmon, no hate for ya bro,

[joatmon]

no worries, I was just saying why I edited that post that was referred to, I misunderstood at the time, but figured it out soon after.

[ToolGuy]

I heard about this and this person is an (removed)! Starving for attention. What will this person do if they do not get all the money? I did not read it on the site but would they give all the money so far back? Plus that rabbit is to small for a great meal, they are just stirring up crap. I think it is all a hoax.

[JustinVGT]

I saw this before. I read about it in the Washington Post newspaper about a month ago. I think the paper said that Paypal had shut down his account. The recipes look pretty good lol. j/k

[Baltovibe]

I sometimes save pages that seem interesting ... so I found the thread that had expired. Here is Viben' round's PETA email :Quote, originally posted by Viben’ round »I for one don't find SaveToby to be a humorous thing, rather disturbing.so I e-mailed:I came across this on a forum that I belong to. Apparently it was posted on e-bay and since removed. However it is still an active website. I have no idea if it is legit or not but it sure sound cruel and sounds like an evil scam. http://savetoby.com/ The deal with it is that some guy found a lil injured bunny and nursed it back to health. nice right? well he now is wanting up to $50,000 to save Toby. Otherwise he will eat him. Rather twisted. The guy sound Psychotic in what he wrote. Perhaps you can look into this if you haven't heard of it already.PETA this is what they had to say:Thank you for contacting PETA with your concerns regardingSaveToby.com,which have been shared with the appropriate staffers here.Sadly, some people regard the Internet as a medium for sick jokes.Often, those who develop or contribute to hostile or otherwise abusiveWeb sites do so simply to draw attention with offensive content. Ofcourse, such sites are in very poor taste but, unfortunately, areusually legal. Since these heartless people are encouraged byattention,the most effective way to discourage them is to avoid visiting theirsites and to urge others to do the same.PETA cannot endorse giving money to SaveToby.com, since doing so willonly encourage other cruel individuals to threaten animals in order toextort money from compassionate people.You may wish to complain to the site's internet service provider (ISP)and request that the site be removed. An investigation may determinethat the site's content violates the ISP's user agreement. To find theISP of this site, please visithttp://www.H4HA.org/stopcruelty/query.html. You can also submitoffensive sites to the Animal Cruelty Action List athttp://www.H4HA.org/stopcruelty.It is important to remember that rabbits, as well as millions of cows,chickens, pigs and other animals also suffer and die daily on factoryfarms and in slaughterhouses and butcher shops. To learn more aboutways to stop this cruelty, please visit http://www.GoVeg.com.We hope that you find this information helpful. Thank you for yourcompassion for animals.Sincerely,The PETA Staffhttp://www.PETA.orgWell this is all. Thanks

[Mr. Poopypants]

It's a hoax. http://www.snopes.com/critters...y.asp

[drunkenmaxx]

problem is, peta this...peta that... it's not illegal to eat a rabbit.