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acroyearCaring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture - BusinessWeek:
Many people in the U.S.—perhaps 20 million to 40 million—believe there will be a Second Coming in their lifetimes, followed by the Rapture . In this event, they say, the righteous will be spirited away to a better place while the godless remain on Earth. But what will become of all the pets?
Bart Centre, 61, a retired retail executive in New Hampshire, says many people are troubled by this question, and he wants to help. He started a service called Eternal Earth-Bound Pets that promises to rescue and care for animals left behind by the saved.
Promoted on the Web as "the next best thing to pet salvation in a Post Rapture World," the service has attracted more than 100 clients, who pay $110 for a 10-year contract ($15 for each additional pet.) If the Rapture happens in that time, the pets left behind will have homes—with atheists. Centre has set up a national network of godless humans to carry out the mission. "If you love your pets, I can't understand how you could not consider this," he says.
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Date: 2010-02-16 08:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-16 09:01 pm (UTC)On the one hand, I hate people getting milked for an obvious scam...but on the other hand, i like it when the religiously stupid get milked in a way that doesn't feed the coffers of the religiously powerful.
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Date: 2010-02-16 09:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-16 09:37 pm (UTC)I'm only mad I didn't think of it myself. That's some easy money right there.
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-17 02:44 pm (UTC)