Unwanted Fish
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Question
My children returned from the fair with two small fish. We have nothing to do with them. Is it permissible to throw them away and kill them, or is it considered causing suffering to animals? Is it permissible to flush them down the toilet in the hope that they will continue to live in the sewer? Or leave them on the street in the hope that someone might want them and take them, even though it is more likely that they will fall or die in the sun or from hunger before someone takes them. Thank you very much.
Answer
Hello,
There is no prohibition against killing an animal, only against causing it suffering.
If there is someone who wants them, you should give them to that person.
If there is no such person, it is permissible to kill them in an easy way, without causing suffering.