Such characters are quite often children, while the more knowledgeable animal lovers are often teens or adults, though occasionally they might be a very intelligent/knowledgeable child.Ī lot of fictional animal lovers are reserved and described as ' liking animals more than people', but there are plenty of sociable animal lovers in fiction too. If the ignorant animal lover is a child, especially a girl, they might be seen putting their pet in clothes. Other times, despite liking animals, the character doesn't really know an awful lot about them, which could backfire on them (especially if they try to keep a wild one) or annoy the animals, sometimes even killing or hurting them. They could also have a job focusing on animals, such as a zookeeper, vet, or animal shelter worker.

Sometimes, the Animal Lover is an expert on animals and the go-to person for when someone has a problem or a question regarding their pet or has to deal with a wild animal that's dangerous/a nuisance. Others like all animals, or maybe all of them with a few exceptions, and this is the page for these characters. Some only like a particular group of animals, usually the cute ones. Some people hate animals (to the point some may go out of their way to harm them). Leela, Futurama, ' I Second That Emotion'

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