No wonder it's so difficult to perfectly define our concept of love. The ancient Greeks believed there were at least SEVEN different types. Let's take a look.
I have always believed that love occurred between 2 people when the conditions are right. While you can't make a spark where one isn't, you can certainly work on those conditions.
To me, loving animals is not just only about how they make us feel. It's an act of seeing them with as much compassion and clarity that we can at the time.