I understand that, and am fine with you declining the request.
I also get that logic, and if I remember correctly, I did try my best to come up with a group title that didn't seem insulting, because in a sense, yes it totally does. But there wasn't much else I could do given the character limit as well as I wanted the group to include more than just Shapeshifter characters. I wanted it to also include mounts such as Horses, Wyverns and Kinshi, etc.
So animals was the next best bet to include both topics.