Separate but definitely related. It is incredibly difficult to address all the animal harm related to everything we use or consume, and as much as organizations and other people might want you to think so it’s not entirely an consumer’s responsibility to ensure things are produced ethically. It is incumbent upon the producer to ensure production is ethical—logistics and retail, etc, are a separate issue too.

Without implying shame or anything, “becoming” vegan is also a fairly common way for people to just excuse themselves from any further critical thought on what they consume—e.g., how certain crop production affects local ecosystems. There’s just a ton to evaluate beyond just eating plants, because our food production processes are so heavily industrialized and damaging.