Context? CXLIV

I still wonder about the context of one AM radio talk show co-host telling another, "Not bad for an animal hater," yesterday.  It puzzles me how anyone could hate animals in such blanket terms, so I'm glad the co-host clarified that he's "an animal tolerator."  Although that's a tepid endorsement, at best, of our animal friends, it's a start.  Hopefully, in time, the host will come to appreciate animals more fervently.