I think that’s a reasonable criticism, however, most vegans (not all) see meat eating as an immoral act. Whether they express it or not, I have found very few vegans that don’t have strong opinions about flesh being consumed. Especially in front of them. I try to respect that.

I hunt, fish, and believe that domestically raised animals on small, well tended farms live a better life with less suffering and fear than animals in the wild.

Cortisol level tests support that. Being eaten alive by other animals isn’t exactly “better” than being eaten after being dead. And not knowing when/if you’re going to suddenly have your neck broken and then feasted upon by predatory animals while still alive and breathing, which I’ve seen many times, is nothing to sneeze at.

But factory farming is the most disgusting thing humans ever invented, and it is extreme violence, and I hate it with every fiber of my being. No living thing should be treated that way.