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What is the ruling on drawing and hanging pictures of animals in kindergartens in Europe for decoration and education, and what must be done after learning of its prohibition, given the impossibility of removing them?

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The majority of scholars prohibit drawing animate beings that are complete in creation. An exception is made for drawing them for children for the purpose of entertaining and educating them, due to the concession mentioned regarding dolls. Therefore, there is no harm in drawing such pictures for children. However, they should ideally be incomplete in creation, and there is no harm in hanging them up for their education.

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