oh my goodness, this made me laugh. reminds me of an actual story: a barmaid from down the road gets bunnies for easter, they grow up, she doesn’t want them anymore. she offers them to a patron, he accepts.
two weeks later she asks how the rabbits were doing, he says “They were good”. Her jaw drops in horror, his face goes blank with a “you didn’t expect me to keep them as pets, did you?” look about him.
a priceless moment.