I don't really see the difference between eating and killing an animal. But either way, even if you stopped eating animal products, your existence would still be dependent upon the suffering of others. Vegans generally hold some aspects of the same ethical theory as myself(at least the males anyway), but they don't take the reasoning far enough to be rational or consistent. While I understand them, I feel that most of them are largely missing the point, and they take a too self-congratulatory view on their own lifestyle.
The core problem is that existence itself is immoral, sure you can do things to potentially reduce the harm, but in the end you still have to face reality. That by continuing to to exist, by consuming energy to sustain yourself, you're doing harm to both other people, as well as to animals. Now granted, nobody chooses to be born, and we all have extremely strong self preservation instincts, so I don't really think it's reasonable to expect the vast majority to do anything about this themselves. Regardless, the same issue remains.
Perhaps then, the question is whether or not we're committing an offense against others by continuing to exist. I'd personally say not, as it's unrealistic to expect most of us to will ourselves out of a predicament that we didn't choose, and since I don't see any evidence of free will, I don't see how humans could hold ultimate culpability anyway. If I could, I'd revenge myself against nature and it's puppeteer for having forced me into this abhorrent existence.
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but that's about it.
