"....and like her more than most humans..." I doubt you are alone in this. My dad used to say that about ALL animals. In fact he used to say he prefers any animal to most humans. I feel kind of like that about my goats. But I also have my one special cat. Pepper is a human in a little feline body.
They're honest, pets I mean. They often don't have an agenda. I find them simple, but they have their own complexities I guess too. They don't judge others and generally just want to live their lives. Humans? We'll, not all of that, generally. Yep, animals over most humans for sure.