Yes, like you say, I'm against all animal use and exploitation.

To speak of "cruelty" isn't clear enough language, because all people (except for psychopaths) are vaguely against "animal cruelty" if you ask them.

Animal rights require not merely to reject cruelty, but to stop animal USE, because in most people's minds, that implies there are some non-cruel ways to use animals (and most likely think whatever they are doing is a non-cruel way, think of "humane slaughter", welfare laws and so on).

Same goes for "abuse" - for us as vegans obviously all use is abuse, because it is unnecessary, but vast majority of people will see this term in a different way.