Virginia McKenna quotes
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“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 one. The ivory. We must challenge this so-called 'trade' with all our might and shame on those who would condone it.”
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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.”
-- Virginia McKennaSource : Virginia McKenna, Will Travers, Jonathan Wray (1987). “Beyond the bars: the zoo dilemma”, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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“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 hunt the poor animal for reasons other than survival. I am sure the book will help to ensure that the hunting of otters will never return to this country-and I hope other lands will follow this example . . . A fascinating and illuminating book.”
-- Virginia McKenna
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Source : A. Bartlett Giamatti (1981). “The University and the Public Interest”, Atheneum Books
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“When the bull's-eye becomes as big in your mind as an elephant, you are sure to hit it.”
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“It is better to own 10% of an elephant than 100% of a rat.”
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“Even ivory towers need central heating.”
Source : Breyten Breytenbach (1996). “Memroy of Birds in Times of Revolution”
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