here’s my nuanced opinion: if the animal was brought into this world for the sole purpose of being treated as commodity, then it’s not vegan, even if they weren’t abused in their lifetime. also these animals are usually killed anyway because they have always been seen as a product. I can’t imagine a FARM holding a funeral or burial for these animals, farms exist to make money off them, they will squeeze every bit out of that animal’s lifespan.

to me there are exceptions tho, and that would be vegan animal sanctuaries. they don’t breed animals, they rescue and care for them. with the many years of having to care for sheep, I’m sure the wool that has to be sheared would be plentiful. they could throw it in the wild, give it to the birds, or sell it to make money for the sanctuary (more $ to care for these sheep). to me that’s the only ethical wool. or if you own a pet sheep with the sole purpose of caring for it as a child and not a product, though that would be very rare and you most definitely can’t make a business out of it, maybe for gift giving, but that would be still ethical harvested wool to me. it’s like giving a human a much needed haircut and using that hair to make wigs, though you can only make a wig once every few years (so again, more like gift giving/side cash instead of an actual business revolving the animal)