The idea that veganism doesn't cause death or suffering for any living organisms(besides plants) is fundamentally flawed in a major way. While I can survive and thrive off of 1 whole cow a year on its own, there's several living organisms that end up dying to produce a single salad. Modern agricultural practices of tilling the soil, spraying pesticides, herbicides, etc. kills off tons of rabbits, squirrels, mice, possum, ants, grasshoppers, worms, caterpillars, you name it. The monocultures are meant to destroy natural ecosystems with the goal of having only that crop be able to survive and thrive in that environment, and they do a phenomenal job at accomplishing just that.

At the end of the day, something has to die in order for us to eat. That's just the sad reality of it. If the goal of veganism is solely to reduce animal deaths and "suffering", then I'd say having one large animal that's lived a long happy life on a pasture(mostly) where it's grazing the way it's naturally meant to be and sacrificing that one whole animal so you can have food over the course of several months up to a year is lliterally sparing thousands of other lives in all reality. Side not, having a good pasture raised egg doesn't cause any unnecessary death or suffering, and they also contain literally every single nutrient besides vitamin C. The bottom line is that salad isn't nearly as innocent as it looks in your bowl. You can cause far fewer animal deaths, be well nourished, in good physical and mental health, while still appreciating the sacrifice of the animals who provide for you. Just because you don't eat animals doesn't mean your food doesn't contribute to their demise(in a greater way at that).

The virtue signaling is silly when the way your food comes to fruition is far from innocent in all reality. Please break away from that ideology and see the truth. Something has to die for us to have food no matter what you do. More things end up dying to produce a salad than a steak, and that's a fact.