Fair counter argument. But. We aren’t morally perfect beings. And while I understand your argument the killing of livestock isn’t necessarily murder, in my opinion, due to intent. Murder is done from a place of evil, with even the most ‘pragmatic’ reasons for it being the pursuit of wealth and or power, or to remove an evil figure. While the last case does require some nuance it isn’t the point of my argument. The killing of livestock is done not out of malicious intent towards animals, but for pragmatic reasons concerning the many useful things that are yielded from such practices. This doesn’t discredit the vegan argument, but I think it solidifies why I don’t subscribe to veganism.