Poor poor Toby

Just when I thought I had seen it all, I became aware of a new website. The owner of this website is threatening to eat his pet rabbit unless people donate $50,000 to his account. I wanted to believe that people would realize this is just one man's way to dupe them out of their money, but when I saw that he has already raised $24,000, he became my new hero. You've got to give the guy credit for his originality, in the very least.

Go ahead, check it out: http://www.savetoby.com/

I'm sure what this fellow is doing is illegal in some way or another, but even after a length discussion with a friend, I still can't think of the exact laws that are being violated. It isn't really fraud. It isn't really cruelty to animals, because he hasn't eaten Toby yet. It isn't uttering threats. Hmmm...then what is it?

I'm sure they're going to bust the guy and make him give all the money back. He had a very creative idea, but it certainly is not a perfectly legitimate way of raising money. If you need money, I do suggest getting it from stupid people on the Internet, but try to do it without holding any cute-n-furry animals for ransom.

If you need me, I'll be out threatening to drown some baby kittens unless someone pays me 50 grand.