I have friends who are "vegan"...& they are so because of their beliefs towards modern farming practices, & for the bloke, its mostly health reasons as he is for some strange reason allergic to many animal based protiens...
They are also "pro animal rights", & dont "like" what "we" do as a hobby... (killing animals).
Having ssid that, they are completely respectful of the fact i (& we) not only eat meat, but shoot/cull pest animals...
Infact they live in a rural town & have offered to help get me more properties to knock foxes over, as some of their friends have lost chickens & other pets to feral cats & foxes.
So i guess im saying, dont let those extremists get in your head mate...there are respectful vegans out there, respectful of us even...if you met them im sure you'd find they are just nice genuine humanitarians who dont eat animal products...
And having ssid that...if i were you, id have chucked a couple of dead muddies in a pierced plastic bag & lobbed them up in that old neighbours gutter or under their deck before you left...!!...
The man who knows everything, doesnt really know everything...he's just stopped learning...