Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Question: Assalamu alaykum
Is it permissible to purchase cat food?
Answer: Wa ‘alaykum as-salam
I pray you are well.
Yes, it is permissible to purchase cat food and feed it to a pet cat, even if it contains unslaughtered meat. Usually, it is impermissible to buy unslaughtered meat and impure items, however, there is a clear benefit in this case so it would be permissible. This is akin to a farmer buying manure, which is technically impure. (Fiqh al-Buyuʿ).
May Allah give you the best of both worlds.
Wassalam,
[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim Reasat