This paper aims for a contrastive study of animal associations in Chinese and English. Animals are various with their special characteristics and are commonly used for describing the qualities and characteristics of human being vividly. The same animal often has different associations in Chinese culture and English culture, which could be rather confusing without enough knowledge about the culture. Therefore, based on the theories of intercultural communication and pragmatics, the paper analyzes animal associations in Chinese and English in three aspects as mutual animal associations, different animal associations, and origins. This paper aims for a contrastive study of animal associations in Chinese and English. Animals are various with their special characteristics and are commonly used for describing the qualities and characteristics of human being vividly. The same animal often has different associations in Chinese culture and English culture Therefore, based on the theories of intercultural communication and pragmatics, the paper analyzes animal associations in Chinese and English in three aspects as mutual animal associations, different animal associations, and origins.