The food pen may not function the way you want it to, but it does function as intended and it fulfills its purpose very well. What Pat said regarding this was "
I would be weary of making changes that make the food pen less useful to those who are using it for its intended purpose." He even asked for suggestions of an item used to kill pets instead - no one responded other than Pegasus. So no, staff isn't sitting here simply making claims to promote the CS.
There have been plans under way for a revamp of the graveyard and the way resurrections are handled for a while, btw, since October I believe. Still a work in progress but there will be changes.
We definitely need to remove the ability to stock never-ending items to the pen. It was simply oversight that allowed them to be stocked. Perhaps you guys could suggest changes to that item that make it compatible with the pen, or maybe even a new everlasting item altogether could be designed specifically for use with the food pen.