K. A. Applegate Quotes

I hate to witness animals in captivity - or see circus elephants paraded down the streets. When animals are caged, it's a loss of what they are.

K. A. Applegate

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• Animals
• Loss

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  K. A. Applegate
  • Hate
  • Animals
  • Loss