In this chapter, I will explore the most classic Western definition of love—Platonic love, also termed “the quality view of love”—in the context of animal ethics. Can Plato’s understanding of love explain and cultivate love of nonhuman animals, and ultimately their moral appreciation? I will argue that whilst Platonic love deepens the epistemic dimensions of love directed toward nonhuman animals, it faces three obstacles, which are idealization, universalism/generality, and expendability, all of which are acutely relevant in the context of contemporary love of animals. Fortunately, these obstacles can be avoided with the help of Iris Murdoch and Simone Weil, and their definition of love as attention. In conclusion, I claim that one morally fruitful way to approach love of other animals is “attentive Platonic love.” Such love holds enormous potential for radically reshaping how human individuals and societies treat our nonhuman kin.