Plunk - http://plnkr.co/edit/Wk0yHL
Element rotates on button click via adding 'fsp-refresh-icon--rotated' and on animation end this class must be removed. If you uncomment

$animateProvider.classNameFilter(/use-animate/);

then animation will not work - $animate.addClass() promises resolves instantly after start.
With div element everything works well(.styled commented out div in template near svg, uncomment it and comment out svg)