Animals & Pets

Q: Do animals have their own wish or do they do what Allah wishes?

Q: My father said that in its natural habitat, a cat will eat a rat. However, it is not permissible to give a live rat to a cat for eating. My father wants to know the reason for this and my father is causing an agitation on this ruling. What response do I give to this type of questioning and reasoning of my father?

Q: Is it permissible to castrate a male cat?

Q: I wanted to find out if we allowed to feed the cats dry/wet cat food that has derivatives of poultry (not pork)

Q: Outside my home sometimes stray dog/dogs sit in front of my home for sleeping purposes or just sitting. So I have heard that we should not allow them in front of our home and shoo them away. Is it true?

Q: I am considering purchasing a budgie bird. Will it be permissible to cut its wings in a manner that it will not be able to fly? This would make it easier to handle it.

Q: Is it OK to have a bell around your cattle's neck?

Q: I wanted to know if it's ok to laser declaw a cat? It's a new technology that causes virtually no pain and no bleeding and the cat is back to normal. Please can you look into it and tell me if its ok to do? My cat is scratching everywhere and everything and is very aggressive.

Q: Is it a reward for killing a lizard in Islam?

Q: I have to dissect a pig for one of my classes in school and I will be in contact with the pig but I will have gloves on but will I need to take ghusal when I come home? Also I have that class in the morning meaning I have school after that for 5 more hours. Will my learning utensils and jacket become napaak since it is winter because I will have to use them after dissecting?