Help save Toby!

purrkur · Post by **purrkur** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 2:11 pm

http://www.savetoby.com/

Dave Rave · Post by **Dave Rave** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 3:18 pm

the gods of PayPal are watching.

PayPal wrote:This recipient is currently unable to receive money.

BCN · Post by **BCN** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 7:51 pm

I just cannot $/&%$/ believe what people are able to imagine.... and just for getting money....

davd_bob · Post by **davd_bob** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:47 am

Ok, today is April 21. If I read it right this guy has raised over

$24,000.00

I wonder what Daffy Duck would think about that?

24seven · Post by **24seven** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:57 pm

I say let him die!
http://killtoby.com/

BCN · Post by **BCN** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:00 am

YEAH!!!!

phaedrus · Post by **phaedrus** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:16 pm

BCN wrote:I just cannot $/&%$/ believe what people are able to imagine.... and just for getting money....

It looks like a pretty clean case of extortion, or some other illegal con/scam. They're using emotional blackmail to pressure people who have a soft spot about actually killing animals to donating. I think it's pretty sick. I don't have a problem with eating meat (or even killing animals, quite frankly, I think it is a valid thing to do), but to make money through emotional blackmail, that's screwed up.

The PayPal link is down because PayPal got mobbed by animal rights activists, and pulled the link. The savetoby idiots better not get to touch the money.

So, I say, take back the money and Kill the Wabbit!

Jeff

davd_bob · Post by **davd_bob** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:56 pm

phaedrus wrote:
BCN wrote:I just cannot $/&%$/ believe what people are able to imagine.... and just for getting money....
It looks like a pretty clean case of extortion, or some other illegal con/scam. They're using emotional blackmail to pressure people who have a soft spot about actually killing animals to donating. I think it's pretty sick. I don't have a problem with eating meat (or even killing animals, quite frankly, I think it is a valid thing to do), but to make money through emotional blackmail, that's screwed up.

The PayPal link is down because PayPal got mobbed by animal rights activists, and pulled the link. The savetoby idiots better not get to touch the money.

So, I say, take back the money and Kill the Wabbit!

Jeff

Unfortunately, if money is donated for a specified purpose then it has to be used for that purpose or returned. May chance paypal can return it but its all together possable that "Toby" will be saved and the person that ran the add will get to keep the money.

Does anyone know if this was a real scam...or just someone pulling a joke that backfired?

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Sun May 01, 2005 5:42 pm

Extortion? Blackmail? Nothing of the sort!

It's someone's idea of a joke, however distasteful.

If anyone did send money, then they are playing along with it, or otherwise it can be considered some sort of Stupidity Tax.

phaedrus wrote:I don't have a problem with eating meat (or even killing animals, quite frankly, I think it is a valid thing to do), but to make money through emotional blackmail, that's screwed up.

I don't eat meat myself. But I think anyone who is taken in by this and sends money is being more than a little naive. As I said, a sick joke, if you don't like it, ignore it, but it's not blackmail, extortion, or particularly screwed up in the great scheme of things.

Now where is my pet rabbit? I'm hungry.

davd_bob · Post by **davd_bob** » Thu May 05, 2005 1:18 am

InactiveX wrote:Extortion? Blackmail? Nothing of the sort!

It's someone's idea of a joke, however distasteful.

If anyone did send money, then they are playing along with it, or otherwise it can be considered some sort of Stupidity Tax.

phaedrus wrote:I don't have a problem with eating meat (or even killing animals, quite frankly, I think it is a valid thing to do), but to make money through emotional blackmail, that's screwed up.
I don't eat meat myself. But I think anyone who is taken in by this and sends money is being more than a little naive. As I said, a sick joke, if you don't like it, ignore it, but it's not blackmail, extortion, or particularly screwed up in the great scheme of things.

Now where is my pet rabbit? I'm hungry.

If you can't find your rabbit, I'll give you a stray cat thats been bugging me.