> You still need resources to grow the meat, and many animals will be harmed and killed in the process of extracting those resources. This is an absurd stretch

> You still need resources to grow the meat, and many animals will be harmed and killed in the process of extracting those resources. This is an absurd stretch of the definition of veganism. If this were accepted, you couldn't call anyone living in any basic form of civilization vegan. It stretches the idea to a point of being useless. No homes allowed, since their material extraction and the construction process harms animals. No bicycles, those factories harmed animals in being constructed. Even Jaina live in buildings.