Honestly, I am in no way an "animal lover." I'm not even an "animal person." In general, no, I don't want to pet your dog. I do not want to look at your cat. Animals have just never been my thing. In fact, I'm probably quite afraid of several of them. However, I wanted to see the animals in Australia because they aren't native in the states. I got really excited to see a koala, and the morning of the trip, I found out that my aunt lost her battle with brain cancer. I needed that trip to the zoo.