I understand veganism, however the reason I can’t adopt it is because ultimately, it still has to make ethical comprimises somewhere (eg zero tillage or not?) and a rounded philosophical dietary view considers everything from humans, to the environment, to animals, the economy, culture and everything that allows our society and planet to function in a healthy way. The ethics of harm is just one part of that.

For instance, the way industry is embracing hyper-complex vegan food production is concerning, pea protein from monocultures is ethically dubious on an environmental level and I feel the last thing we need is more complexity in food. Veganism doesn’t inherently benefit the environment, so the question becomes what is more important — the planet, or animals on it — which leads me back to believing it needs to be healthy balance in everything, rather than exlusion.

I respect your decision that killing animals is inherently wrong, I’ve visited that idea philosphically and in practice. Ultimately, I’ve decided that animal agriculture is not inherently evil, but the way we deal with animal products in the industrial food system is.