Vegans are more "consent" than focusing on the consumption.

Vegetarians eat honey and drink milk. Vegans don't as they don't feel that animals can consent to the actions being taken place on their body. It's basically a form of "Can this animal agree to what is taking place?" question. If they can't even answer a yes or no, then it's a form of abuse.

Like how we consider that animals can't consent to sexual acts. It's wrong because we exert a force to them that they can't even disagree with. Bestiality is obviously wrong, and I don't think you'd find a lot of people who would disagree except those who perform it. But it's weird that we view the killing and eating of them as normalized.

And I am saying this as someone who consumes meat. I fully acknowledge I am complicit, I just don't defend my actions.