My pet cat is a vicious wild animal that frequently scratches me.
Does that count as an animal?
SHe's not too bad really. I just wind her up before I let her out in the morning.
Not as bad as the first cat who had the wife to herself along with the dog before I arrived on the scene.
In both your title and in your description field, you identified your cat as an animal using the declarative statement reference, so how is it that you then ask if it counts as being an animal? It certainly appears that you have already answered that.
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