What is the ruling on eating birds that are raised at home and whose water bowls are drunk from by cats?
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It is permissible to eat birds that are not forbidden. The fact that cats drink from the birds' water bowl does not prevent this, as their leftover water (su'r) is pure. Eating birds is not forbidden even if it is assumed that they feed on impurities.
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