This is not a particularily good shot...but it does show, from the animals point of view perhaps..*cared about*..as an emotion perhaps *"warm inside",* from needed attention.  Sure, these are not the official names of emotions.  How else to describe a motel kitty who gets a loving pet for a moment, not knowing if the next person is kind or mean to animals.   

This one got lots of petting and responded as shown. And..a bowl of fresh food.   TomDart.