Can animals be fed with food that is past its expiry date?
Question: 34546
Is a man sinning if he feeds animals such as dogs and cats with food that is past its expiry date or with leftovers such as meat or milk?.
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
If it will not cause them any harm, there is nothing wrong
with giving them this food.
It is well known that these animals are better able than
humans to tolerate food that has gone off. Allaah has given them sense by
means of which they know what is good for them and what is not, in addition
to the fact that these food containers usually have an expiry date that errs
on the side of caution.
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