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{{quote|"''I love all animals, but they don't love me back."<br />

"''I tend to put them in a state of full attack."|'Sweetmeat' by Pigface}}

That is, this is an animal combination of [[Everything Trying to Kill You]] and [[Zero Percent0% Approval Rating]]. Compare [[Scare the Dog]], where animals react with terror, not hate, although there is some overlap.

* Sakaki from ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'', much to her disappointment. Even a ''mechanical toy kitten'' breaks down when she tries to touch it. She ''loves'' animals and is to all extent a [[Kindhearted Cat Lover]], but all cats tend to run away or turn violent when she approaches. Only Mayaa, a wild-born Iriomote cat approaches her without fear. Mr. Tadakichi, a [[Big Friendly Dog|dog]], likes her just fine though.

** This is implied to be a curse laid down by Anthy, the girl who was cruelly humiliated by Nanami in the third episode, and is shown [[Friend to All Living Things|to have excessive love for animals]]. It's hardly a coincidence that Nanami's wacky hijinks with animals started in episode four, and would much of the time relate to her selfish, prankster activities.

** Hence one of Suzaku's most recent [[Fan Nickname|Fan Nicknames]]s: [[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|"Suzakaki"]]

** It should be noted that Arthur is the only cat that Suzaku seems to get that treatment from (that we see in the show). However, it's definitely a Tsundere-style dynamic: He takes the cat with him to-and-from Britannia, and Arthur {{spoiler|watches over his grave sadly in the finally. Thankfully, he's not dead, so Arthur's bound to recognize and bite him at some point}}.

* Saya Otonashi from ''[[Blood Plus+]]''. Animals of all kinds avoid her constantly {{spoiler|because she's a vampire}}.

* Isumi from ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' gets this reaction from Shiranui when they first meet. Hayate smartly averts the anger by spraying her with cat nip.

* Animals don't necessarily hate [[Medaka Box|Medaka]], they just can't see past her very intimidating aura of authority and are thus ''utterly terrified'' of her. This is mostly played for laughs as Medaka loves animals but none will come near her leading her bouts of depression when an animal rejects her.

* Animals, like humans, tend to assume [[Kimi Nini Todoke|Sawako]] is a walking corpse and react accordingly.

* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', every animal that we've seen meet Russia so far has rejected him.

** The ''sole'' exception is [[Cute Kitten|his pet cat]], [[Fan Nickname|Russicat]].

* In ''[[TheresThere's Something About Mary]]'', Magda's dog "only barks at the bad people", leading Matt Dillon's character to drug it before his date with Mary so both she and Magda think he is a nice guy.

* ''[[Unforgiven (Film)|Unforgiven]]'': When he cannot mount his own horse, William Munny invokes this by claiming that his horse is taking revenge on him because he was mean with all the animals in his past. Later, [[Badass Boast|Munny will claim:]]

{{quote| ''"That's right. [[Moral Event Horizon|I killed women and children]]. [[Omnicidal Maniac|Killed just about everything that walks or crawled at one time or another]]. [[Pre -Mortem One -Liner|And I'm here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you did to Ned.]]"''}}

* In ''[[The Terminator]]'', dogs hate themthe eponymous androids, even in human form. It's not training as dogs react this way even before the terminatorsTerminators were built.

* [[Eldritch Abomination|Wilbur Whateley]] from [[HPH.P. Lovecraft (Creator)|HP Lovecraft]]'s ''[[The Dunwich Horror (Literature)|The Dunwich Horror]]'' was so violently hated by any dog that came in close proximity to him that he always had to carry a revolver for protection. In the end he's brutally attacked and killed by a dog after his revolver malfunctioned while he was trying to steal the [[Tome of Eldritch Lore|Necronomicon]] from the Miskatonic University's library.

* Probably related, in ''[[Night Watch (Literaturenovel)|Night Watch]]'' it is said that animals are instinctively afraid of the Dark Others just as they fawn upon the Light Ones.

* In [[Discworld (Literature)|Discworld]], most animals (except dogs, for reasons explored in the books) instinctively flee or cower in the presence of [[Our Werewolves Are Different|werewolves]]. [[Justified Trope|It's an apex-predator thing]].

* In the [[Aubrey -Maturin]] series, Nathaniel Martin is almost as dedicated a naturalist as Stephen Maturin, but unlike Stephen, is almost invariably bitten or otherwise abused by the animals he studies. He has one eye... not an [[Eyepatch of Power]] due to battle or dueling, but due to an unfortunate encounter with an owl. (On the other hand, ''Maturin'' is the one who contrives to get poisoned by a platypus in Australia.)

* In the pilot episode of ''[[Criminal Minds (TV)|Criminal Minds]]'', a dog barks angrily at [[Lovable Nerd|Dr. Spencer Reid]]. The owner apologizes, and Agent Hotchner replies, "It's okay. It's what we call the Reid Effect. It happens with children too."

* In ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade (Tabletop Game)|Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' most vampires freak out normal animals (though it can be somewhat mitigated with proper skills training). The exception are those gifted with animal-related mind powers.

* In the old edition ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' rpg, wizards dabbling in dark arts would sometimes develop an aura of "wrongness" as a work-related disorder. It scared children and made animals flee or attack.

* In the ''[[Battle TechBattleTech]]'' Role-Playing Game, A Time Of War, Animal Antipathy is a negative trait you can choose for your character that causes this trope. It applies a penalty to all skill checks involving animals (riding, animal training, ect) makes them more likely to attack or flee from you, and causes any animals with the Aggressive trait to behave as if they have the [[Unstoppable Rage|Blood Rage]] trait, attacking the character automatically

** Combining it with the Unlucky trait, and you can wind up with a character who was [[EverythingsEverything's Even Worse Withwith Sharks|killed by a shark]] [[Beyond the Impossible|while walking through the desert.]]

* Crossing with [[Evil -Detecting Dog]], in ''[[Snatcher]]'', Animals DO not react well in the presence of the titular Identity-stealing robots - the feeling's mutual {{spoiler|the characters ignored Alice the Doberman's frantic barking earlier in the story - before this tidbit was even mentioned. Poor dog ends up buying it}}.

* Yuina Himoo from ''[[Tokimeki Memorial (Visual Novel)|Tokimeki Memorial]]''. Do NOT take her out to the zoo, or the koalas will attack her on sight.

* The feeling that the central character of ''[[Red Dead Redemption (Video Game)|Red Dead Redemption]]'' suffers from this becomes difficult to shake once you've experienced a few minutes in Cougar country. Or Bear country. Or if you've ever been in one of those spots where new packs of wolves appear to spawn every thirty seconds or so. ''Very'' occasionally, you may run into an animal that ''isn't'' actively trying to kill you; instead, it will be trying to kill someone else.

** Yes, even the bunny rabbits. [[Monty Python and Thethe Holy Grail|Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!]] That's why I [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|had to shoot it six times.]] You know, to be safe.

* Non-monstrous animals in ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series usually like Link (even when his current appearance is unimpressive or frightening to humans). Except that one time he got turned into a Deku Scrub, and a dog apparently mistakes him for a stick...

== WebcomicsWeb Comics ==

* Sam of ''[[Freefall (Webcomic)|Freefall]]'' is sort of this... apparently, his alien cellular structure makes him incredibly tasty to any terran animal - as a result, anytime he sticks a tentacle outside his environment-suit, it's liable to get bitten off by any nearby animal - regardless of its usual diet. He's been harassed by doves, frogs, dogs, and an emu... and that's just what we've heard of or seen.

* Hanna from ''[[Hanna Is Not a BoysBoy's Name]]'' claims to have this problem in an interview.

* ''[[Memoria (Webcomic2010 webcomic)|Memoria]]'' [http://memoria.valice.net/?p=303 The children have been long attacked by animals.]

* There's no love lost on either side between [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]] and fuzzy animals. He nearly always wants leading dogs to die, and a puppy turned into a gorilla to attack him.

* Owen, who regularly gets abused by even sleeping animals on ''[[Total Drama Island (Animation)|Total Drama Island]]'', but then, TDI resident animals are all horribly antagonistic and ''way'' outside their normal biomes.

* If an animal appears in ''[[American Dad (Animation)|American Dad]]'' in a subplot involving Steve, it's a sure bet it will attack him at some point.

* Parodied in one episode of ''[[DextersDexter's Laboratory]]''. Dexter accidentally blows a fuse in his lab, so must wait for the self-repair to come online. Unfortunately, it takes a full 48 hours. And that means...''going outside!'' [[GASP]]! He promptly has an Imagine Spot where he is sitting outside only for a bear, several racoons, a few squirrels, a couple of birds, and a ''fish'' to [[Zerg Rush]] him, creating a [[Big Ball of Violence]]. He curls up into a ball, shivering, until his sister DeeDee convinces him to outside and enjoy nature. It takes considerable coaxing, but he eventually makes it, and is starting to enjoy it...until the aforementioned [[Imagine Spot]] ''comes true'' and he is beaten up by the animals. [[The End]].

** To clarify, Candace was attacked by a dog trained to purposely hurt her and keep her away from her [[Love Interest]]. She comes screaming into her yard about how much she hates animals, and how stupid they are...on the very day her brothers have built an [[Oh Crap|animal translator]]. Her mum says that at least "Perry likes [her]", but [[EverythingsEverything's Better Withwith Platypi|he's not exactly a normal animal]]...

* In ''[[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants]]'' there's of course Squidward, who gets mauled by numerous animals, even his own plants hate at him.

* Biff from ''[[Tom and Jerry (Animation)|Tom and Jerry]]: Fast And The Furry''

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