&gt; I guess it’s like the whole palm oil debate since the item itself is vegan but it’s causing harm to animals. 

You got it. Things that are vegan are not cruelty free. Include crops (which kill insects or mice for harvesting) or even the transportation system or infrastructure (again, insects being killed).

That is why vegan is not "the most you can do" but *"the least you can do"* in a world that has suffering tied to almost every supply chain and in which existence without inflicting suffering (i.e. stepping on a bug on a walk through the woods) is almost impossible.