I love this game!
Possible spoiler disclaimer!
It's really cute and heartwarming although I can't figure out how to help Al with his resentment with his job..
It's been a long time since this comment, but we (finally) made a full tutorial on everything in the game, including steps on how to get the best ending. You can read it here: https://3hg.itch.io/animal-crackers/devlog/644552/a-complete-guide-to-animal-cra...
Though for Al in particular, it's not really helping so much as... well, you'll see.