

Firstly, do you mean only animals aren’t possessions? What about all other things and resources?
Secondly, are you saying people should do they best to keep consumption to a minimum, while surviving themselves? Does this mean we could let all animals die and stop existing because we have no use for them, or should we do our best to maintain biodiversity and life on this planet?
For tis topic I love the discussion of Rational Animations. Here is one of the videos of the topic:
Humanity was born way ahead of its time. The reason is grabby aliens.