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title: "1 Animals Kept Quotes By Virginia McKenna"
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> [We would consider it cruel to confine a dog permanently in a kennel. Yet we visit zoos where hundreds of wild animals are kept permanently in the equivalent of a kennel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-mckenna/we-would-consider-it-cruel-to-confine-a-dog-permanently-in-a-kennel/)

Virginia McKenna

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## More by Virginia McKenna

> [“I cling to the beauty and strength of nature and all wild creatures with a passion born of certainty that only through them can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-mckenna/i-cling-to-the-beauty-and-strength-of-nature-and-all-wild-creatures/)

Virginia McKenna

> [We would consider it cruel to confine a dog permanently in a kennel. Yet we visit zoos where hundreds of wild animals are kept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-mckenna/we-would-consider-it-cruel-to-confine-a-dog-permanently-in-a-kennel/)

Virginia McKenna

> [Elephants are living treasures. Nature's gardeners. Nature's great teachers. Tragically some people don't give a damn. They prefer the dead treasure to the living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-mckenna/elephants-are-living-treasures-nature-s-gardeners-nature-s-great/)

Virginia McKenna

> [Otter is the most brilliant mix of facts ancient and modern about the otter species and its vulnerability to man's seemingly insatiable need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-mckenna/otter-is-the-most-brilliant-mix-of-facts-ancient-and-modern-about-the/)

Virginia McKenna

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