our country is very strange

Viovet posted this on facebook when sharing the binky poster

' Did you know rabbits are the third most common pet in England?
Did you know that rabbit food is VAT free?'

Then a few posts later

'yes, rabbit food is vat free as sadly not all rabbits are pets.
If you buy 'Rabbit and Guinea pig Food' you'll pay vat.

I wonder if it is tax evasion if you give rabbit food to a guinea pig? '

So I posted

'But of course you shouldn't give rabbit food to guinea pigs as they have different nutritional needs and rabbit food can make guinea pigs ill.'

and they replied

' ‎'Hay' is digested by both rabbits and g-pigs.
If it is packaged for rabbits then it is vat exempt.
Packaged as guinea pig food and vat must be paid.'

How bizarre and idiotic are our vat laws and exemptions.

I had always wondered why g.p. food is more expensive than bun food and now I know!

I don't know why but I always thought g.p food was cheaper (not that I ever bought any) but browsing the net now it's true! I had no idea.

wow,how stupid is that! i also wondered why piggy food was more expensive

Wtf

WTF??

That seems very strange.

You're all clearly crazy

I'd noticed piggie food was more expensive too, how strange.

It is because some animals (including rabbits) are farmed for food so their foodstuffs would be considered a business expense. I remember this being on a programme about VAT last year.