Abstract
The Qur’an has expressed diverse benefits of animals in several places. For instance, some animals share the burden of men by carrying them and their luggage on their backs, while others serve as uncontaminated sources of food, dress and medicine for them. But at the same time, the Prophet of Islam PBUH has forbidden keeping of some animals as pets in homes and residences including dogs. The present article throws light on the phenomenon of keeping dogs in the Pakistani society and critically analyzes the custom in light of commandments derived from the Qur’an and Sunnah.