My family has always had pets (dog, cat, fish) and right now I have three cats (plus about 150 mice in the shed, but that's unintentional and will be rectified soon), but even if I had no pet, I'm always petting dogs and calling cats on the street. No it is NOT weird and no you may NOT call me Trollheart the Pussy Chaser!
I love animals and can't stand anyone being cruel or abusive to any of them.