I wouldn't call myself an animal lover or maniac, I do like animals though, just the same way I like people, lol.
I have nine cats, two lizards (bearded dragons), a rabbit, a hamster and a chinchilla.
While I don't hate them at all (I like them like most other animals), I'm really afraid of dogs due to some traumatic events involving them. I like cats because I've been raised along them since I was born, but I'm not really necessarily a "cat person". Really, pet wise I prefer enclosure animals like spiders, lizards, amphibians, rodents and rabbits.