Veganism doesn't have anything to do with eating processed foods though. As a vegan in the US, this feels more like a rebuttal to the Standard American Diet and

Veganism doesn't have anything to do with eating processed foods though. As a vegan in the US, this feels more like a rebuttal to the Standard American Diet and the US food culture. > Hand milking a cow is harmless to the cow, cheese comes from that milk; where's the problem in that scenario? For a cow to produce milk she has to become pregnant (and give birth). How is forcibly impregnating a social animal only to steal its milk and baby not problematic? On humane farms where cows are hand-milked, are their babies allowed to drink the milk?