Selling cats to someone who will neuter them
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Question
I have a cat that gave birth to kittens, and I want to give them away. A woman (an immigrant from Norway) contacted us; she wants to take one male kitten and one female kitten, and she said that she intends to have them neutered after a few months. I can recommend a non‑Jewish veterinarian who will perform the neutering. Am I allowed to give her the kittens, knowing that she will have them neutered? Is there a halachic difference between giving away a male and giving away a female (I saw in Shevet HaLevi and in the responsa of Rad that it is written that one need not protest when a female is neutered by a non‑Jew)?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
It is forbidden to sell her the kittens.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Even HaEzer, siman 5
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