Hi I'm a Vegan. Are you?
I'm not a vegan but I know a lot about it. Are you a dietary vegan who avoids consuming animal products or an ethical one?
A bit of both. Started out for health reasons. But after raising a daughter who adores animals, things changed.
I see so you also practice veganism in other areas of your life and you are against the use of animals for any purpose. 
Well, no. Just don't abide cruel treatment. Was actually raised on a farm & was sickened by observing animals being slaughtered. So, that probably influenced my decision. How did you become knowledgeable if you're not a vegan?
That is very sensible. There is no reason to cause harm or suffering to animals. One example is killing animals for fur, that is animal cruelty in my opinion.
Not necessarily, imho. If the animals are humanely treated, it might not be considered cruelty. After all, the Bible says that animals are placed here for our use.
Animal rights
Animal rights is the idea in which some, or all, non-human animals are entitled to the possession of their own existence and that their most basic interests—such as the need to avoid suffering—should be afforded the same consideration as similar interests of human beings.
Its advocates oppose the assignment of moral value and fundamental protections on the basis of species membership alone—an idea known since 1970 as speciesism, when the term was coined by Richard D. Ryder—arguing that it is a prejudice
Veganism
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan. Distinctions may be made between several categories of veganism. "Dietary vegans" (also known as strict vegetarians) refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances. The term "ethical vegan" is often applied to those who