I'm aware that people still eat rabbit. My point was that an 8 year old child (not raised on a farm) sees most animals as pets, especially something as cute as a rabbit. Ryleigh would be horrified if I asked her to give up her pet for consumption. Of course, she thinks cows are cute, too. I'm fairly certain she's made the connection between cows and hamburger but I don't think she would consider a cow a "pet of choice". Much to big to bring into the house.
My grandfather raised steer on his farm in Iowa and every year we would make the trek to his farm to get a freezer full of meat. When they finally explained where the meat was coming from, I cried my heart out over the loss of Flossy.
