"Not sure how "kinder to people" fits
in with being a vegan."


Well there was the Scottish clearances when everyone was chucked off
the land to make way for the sheep....

There's the Rainforests chopped down and the native indians turfed out
to make way for cows - then later because of dessertification there's
no grass so they chopped down more rainforest evicting more people to
grow GM soya to feed to the cows.

Then there's the environmental effects which is very unkind to all
people.( a few more degrees desalination from melting ice caps in the
north sea and we'll be in instant BIG trouble)

Then wasting the earth's resources - unkind to poorer people (the west
just steals more as it runs out of it's own)

Factory Farmed animal fat has proved VERY detrimental to health causing
many people sorrow and death. Is that kind?

More than any thing the founder of Veganism Donald Watson reasoned that
until a human becomes more thoughtful about the unnecessary suffering
they cause to helpless undefended animals there is little chance for a
more compassionate behaviour and kindness towards fellow humans.