Feel kind about animal (3)
I believe the answer is:
elk
'animal' is the definition.
(I have seen 'American animal ' mean 'elk' so perhaps 'animal' could also mean 'elk')
'feel kind about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates a hidden word (the clue goes around or about the answer).
'ELK' can be found hidden inside 'feel kind'.
(Other definitions for elk that I've seen before include "Large deer of N Europe and Asia" , "Fraternal American" , "Moose-like deer" , "European moose" , "Largest living deer" .)