Q:
1. Is it permissible to give a pet (like a cat or a bird) a toy bell to play with? The bell obviously makes a sound when the animal is playing with it.
2. Is it permissible to attach a bell to the collar of a pet cat? It would help in finding the cat as the bell makes a sound with any small movement the animal makes.
Q: Can we feed animals haraam food?
Q: Is it permissible to put down an aged and ailing dog. We have a dog who have lost his eyesight due to old age. His health is deteriorating gradually. The vet has advised to put him down. Is this permissible?
Q: Is it permissable to keep hamsters as pets?
Q: Is it alright to get my cat desexed?
Q: Where do we have to look when we walk? Sometimes ants or some other creature like that comes under our feet and they die.
Q: Is it permissible to keep spiders as pets?
Q: I have kept a parrot (Australian parrot) as a pet but some people told me that it has a bad effect on the home and other things. So please tell me if it has bad effects and can I keep it at home?
Q: Is it permissible to use an electric/electronic device to kill off insects such as cockroaches, ants etc. Presumably such devices have a heating element under a plate and insects are literally roasted to death or simply electrocuted.
Q: There is a cat who frequently stays in our car porch and often release stool and urinates in there. We try to drag her off ensuring that she does not get hurt, but she comes again and again. Moreover, she often gives birth to her babies that hampers us. If we hit her without injuring her just to let her go away, are we committing a sin?