(以下內容from: 奇摩yahoo新聞)
美國最近出現了一個奇怪的兔子網站，上面貼滿了一隻叫做「托比」的可愛兔子相片，但是仔細一看，才發現是托比的主人要求網友捐錢給他，否則就要吃掉可愛的小兔子，看到這樣的恐嚇，許多愛動物的網友還真的捐錢給他，目前已經累積超過55萬台幣。
一身毛茸茸的淺褐色毛皮，一雙無辜、水汪汪的大眼睛，看到這隻叫做「托比」的小兔子，讓人忍不住大喊一聲「卡哇依」！
不過現在「托比」有麻煩了，牠的主人架了一個托比專屬網頁，可不是要讓眾多喜歡兔子的網友欣賞，而是要求網友捐錢，如果6月底前沒有收到160萬台幣，就要把小托比變成一道美味的兔肉佳餚。
從網站上看來，主人可不是隨便說說，一張張托比在砧板上、鍋子裡的照片，讓網友看的怵目驚心，更不可思議的是，托比的主人直接把食譜也公布在網路上，包括托比沙拉、燉托比，甚至還有法式托比料理。
匿名「湯瑪斯」的托比主人，接受華盛頓郵報專訪時，坦承自己收到不少動物保育人士的怒罵信函，但是他顯得毫不在意，甚至堅持吃托比的計畫，會繼續進行。
提供線上刷卡捐款的公司，已經拒絕繼續提供服務給托比的主人，雖然保育團體急的跳腳，但是目前湯瑪斯還沒觸犯法律，只能希望這只是一場惡作劇。
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(*小卷的話:
一開始看到這個新聞還真的嚇了一跳,
不知道為什麼有人要吃這麼可愛的小兔,
後來大毛蟲找到了美國這個save toby的網站,
不知道是不是只是商人打廣告賺錢的手法,
還是真的有人想要吃”托比”呢?!
總之這是一隻可愛的小兔,希望只是惡作劇.)
source and picture from:
http://www.savetoby.com/
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