If you buy a hamster or gerbil in a pet shop, you will pay tax on it but if you buy a rabbit, it will be VAT free.
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A VAT Did you know?
Dead mice, rats and day-old chicks sold for feeding to exotic pets may be zero-rated.
A VAT Did you know?
Ferret food has recently been ruled to be subject to 20% tax when previously it was VAT free (from 1973).
A VAT Did you know?
Rabbits are zero-rated, even if sold as pets. Sales of pets are standard rated.