It's all about greed for power and control just like our world. In the beginning everyone has a truce and says that they want to get along but on the inside they have the despicable urge to control and dominate one another which in the end results into war, slavery and disputes. It's a neverending cycle and the peace is only ever temporary or short lived. That's exactly what is going on between the humans and animals in this story. It's eat or be eaten.

I’m confused as to if animal humans are a part of normal society or if they’re just part of the elites? Like why are there humans obeying them