Pay your electricity bill -- or Fluffy gets it.

October 9, 2003 4:55 AM

Pay your electricity bill -- or Fluffy gets it. Russia's First Channel television reported Dalenergo, an electricity company in Russia's Far Eastern city Vladivostok, is so frustrated by customers who owe around 300 million roubles (6 million pounds) that it has decided to confiscate their pets.
posted by gregb1007 (7 comments total)

Is this more or less humane than simply cutting off people's electricity?
posted by orange swan at 6:13 AM on October 9, 2003

The link is pretty skimpy, not to mention about a week old.

Here's the BBC's version, which has a bit more.
posted by Ljubljana at 6:19 AM on October 9, 2003

soilent green is....pets!
posted by th3ph17 at 7:29 AM on October 9, 2003

...and people wonder what is wrong with America?
posted by clavdivs at 8:19 AM on October 9, 2003

perhaps the power has already been turned off! why do think it was so easy to 'yoink' the pets?
posted by Satapher at 9:23 AM on October 9, 2003

in soviet russia, pets confiscate YOU!

(do we do that one here?)
posted by bhayes82 at 10:15 AM on October 9, 2003

no, bhayes82, we do not. ever.
posted by elwoodwiles at 1:24 PM on October 9, 2003