Do dolls kept since childhood, no longer played with, fall under the ruling of forbidden statues, and what is the ruling on repairing them if they break?

Scholars have differed concerning the ruling on acquiring toys in the shape of animals for children. The majority of them have held that it is permissible, just as it is permissible for adults to use them if there is a benefit, such as training girls in raising children, and for the children's comfort and joy. This permissibility is not limited to pre-pubescent females; rather, it extends to after puberty and also to males if there is a need. As for those who do not need these toys, they must dispose of them, because that which is forbidden to use is forbidden to acquire.