Animals & Pets

Q: Is it permissible to keep a dog outside the house and take care of it? Also, if one keeps puppies with the intention of looking after them, will one be sinful? 

Q: I'm in the beauty industry. I need to know if it's permissible to use collagen that is extracted from the skin of a living calf.

Q: I'd like to inquire about commercially available cat food of the "seafood" variety.

a) Is it permissible to purchase seafood varieties that contain a % of carrion smaller than the main ingredient of fish.

b) If so, is it permissible to feed such food to ones pet?

Q: Can we allow domestic animals to mate with their parents and siblings?

Q: Can a Muslim buy a pet like cat to rear. Because I heard that Muslims should not buy them.

Q: I am considering converting to Islam, but I live in a house with dogs and cannot avoid them due to my disability, is this ok?

Q: Is it permissible to keep an iguana as a pet?

Q: I often see weak animals that are mistreated by other animals. Will animals be judged for their actions in the hereafter?

Q: According to Islam, is mercy killing for animals permitted?

Q: Is the animal research where mice and pigs are the subjects of medical research involving giving them certain experimental medicine as a trial before trying it on humans to see the adverse effects of the medicine or killing them for the purpose of research or as an ultimate end point of research permissible?

What if it is done with an intention of human benefit as humans cannot be the trial subjects in the frst phase of the research when adverse effects of a medication or intervention is not known and if animlas are not tried, research projects cannot go on and newer medical interventions/medications, diagnostic tools and treatment will not evolve. Is this kind of research considered to be a zulm on animals?