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Re:Goat Rental – Hire Goats by dnadler on Friday August 12, 2022 @09:39AM (#32438463)
The situation implies that the person selling the rabbits as pets would attempt to rehome them or care for them as pets.

There's a difference between being technically correct, and being moral. While the language used is technically correct for the situation, omitting the information about where the rabbits end up is immoral.

Clearly OP understands that if the whole truth was told, they wouldn't be getting a free source of rabbit meat...

Re:Goat Rental – Hire Goats by samatman on Friday August 12, 2022 @10:46AM (#32439452)
Is it dishonest to buy a rabbit and not mention that you're planning to eat/breed/keep it as a pet?

No of course not, it's none of the seller's business. If they say "hey we're vegan please don't eat our rabbits" that's a different matter, it would be at the very least polite to respect those wishes.

Why on Earth would returning a rabbit to a farm where they eat them be any different? In this case the possibility is perfectly clear.

Re:Goat Rental – Hire Goats by dnadler on Friday August 12, 2022 @01:41PM (#32441748)
I think the bit about it being a "farm where they eat them" is the key point.

If the person returning it knows that, then sure. The OP implied pretty heavily that they don't know the ultimate fate of the rabbits.

As far as these people know its "A farm where they sell breed and sell rabbits as pets", not a farm that raises them for meat.

Re:Goat Rental – Hire Goats by inglor_cz on Saturday August 13, 2022 @07:48AM (#32448993)
"it's none of the seller's business"

In this case, the parties are close relatives, so I would argue that their threshold of duty to disclose such facts is somewhat higher than in case of complete strangers.

Re:Goat Rental – Hire Goats by spelunker on Friday August 12, 2022 @11:23AM (#32439932)
I would hardly call it immoral. If the owners are curious about the ultimate fate of the rabbit, they could simply ask before returning.
Re:Goat Rental – Hire Goats by leaflets2 on Friday August 12, 2022 @03:29PM (#32442934)
I think it doesn't occur to them that the rabbit's new home is in the oven. They wouldn't think about asking