No, not "for being an animal."

For its behavior.

For ruining things.

For costing me more money in products and utilities to wash things repeatedly to try to salvage them, and wasted money for the things that have been beyond help that I've had to throw away.

I already stated that I am an animal lover. I have a dog that I love and an indoor/outdoor cat in the neighborhood that has been hanging out with us for a couple of years and, now that my son has moved out, the cat is getting snugglier with me.

Would an animal lover get this angry with an animal?

Yes.

I am.

That's the reason I pointed out that I am an animal lover. To show that I am at the end of my rope with this cat. My rope, as an animal lover, was longer than that of an average person. The average person would not have put up with this as long as I have.