Dependence Of Animals On Humans
Generally, horns are primarily trimmed or removed for our own ease of handling the animals and for our own safety. They don’t need to be trimmed or removed in natural environments of any the animals. Of course in some individual animals the horns may grow towards the head causing injuries to the animals, but that’s clearly an abnormality. Some entire breeds of animals might have such an abnormality as well, however, I don’t believe that there are any natural breeds of animals like that. In conclusion, unless there’s any evidence to the contrary, I don’t believe that dependence of animals upon humans can be regarded as part of God’s scheme.
Sir I got your point but the question still remains: if God created certain animals for domestic usage (as mentioned in Quran), then shouldn’t have they been designed in a way that humans were absolved of making extra efforts? Humans since antiquity have been trimming the horns and hoofs of their animals, making them suitable for their own use. You’re right they don’t need to be trimmed in their natural environments, but as per Quran their primary role comes in the domestic sphere (for carrying loads, riding etc). Therefore, shouldn’t they have been designed in a way that nature itself would’ve catered their needs in the domestic sphere? (they should have been able to shed their horns/hooves in the domestic sphere as they do in the natural sphere). JazakAllah.