Am I making a difference?

Question

I have a strong love for animals, but unfortunately I am a picky eater so I can only really cut meat out of my diet until I learn to like more things, so I still eat dairy, I don’t eat eggs on their own but I do eat things with eggs like pancakes. But I don’t eat meat at all, I dont eat yogurt that contains Gelatin or marshmallows because I know they have Gelatin. But I do use toothpaste (I use crest toothpaste), and a few other things that probably contain animal products because I’m a teenager and still live at home, currently don‘t have a job so I can’t really afford to buy myself everything. And I know my moms not gonna by me my own vegan friendly everything.   But I do eat chips and candy and bread and I drink pop and orange juice and I know some of these can have animal products and I also buy Calvin Klein and tommy hilifiger and other name brand clothing. But my question is: 
Am I making a difference in animals life not eating meat but eating some products with animal products in it.
I also try my best to only get cruelty-free things, unless it’s things my mom buys for the whole family like toothpaste, but my skin care and shampoo/conditioner is cruelty-free same with most of my makeup. 
I also don’t call myself anything I don’t say that I’m a vegetarian or anything because I still use dairy. I just tell people I don’t eat meat if they ask. Also I don’t eat meat because of the animal abuse and I love all animals. So, am I making a difference in animals life’s?

Answer

Of course you’re making a difference!! Every little positive choice makes a small difference, keep doing what you can, when you can.. You’re on the right track!! I wish more folks were this conscientious!!

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I mean, the animals are all still out there being raised. I think if you educate yourself and take time to meet local farmers you will find 99% of the industry is cruelty free. Dont let one bad apple keep you from enjoying the foods your body needs! 
Buying local ensures you are helping the environment, local economy and supporting farmers who do care about their animals.

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If your goal is to stop eating dairy and eggs that’s great and definitely continue with it, I would advise trying different plant based dairy alternatives to find some products you like. I eat pancakes too but they are easily made without eggs, you can make almost any dish vegan by substituting an ingredient or two with a vegan alternative. But tbh the egg and dairy industry is even worse than the meat industry. In the egg industry the male chicks are killed automatically as they don’t have any value, they’re used in like pates because they’re ground up alive for the most part. The female chicks and chickens are force fed to get fat fast sometimes to the point of being unable to move due to their legs not being able to support the weight. This is factory farming. The same thing in the dairy industry - cows are probably the gentlest creates but are the most abused animals in the world, they don’t exist in the wild anymore. In the dairy industry the cows are artificially inseminated to get pregnant so that they can produce milk for humans. Once the baby is born they are separated so that baby doesn’t “steal” the mothers milk. Mother is placed and secured onto a machine with suction cups that pump her breast milk into containers to be taken and pasteurized for humans. If the baby is female she will be used for her body like her mother and forced to get pregnant and if it’s a male he will almost immediately be sent to slaughter in most cases.

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I’m a fussy eater so I understand how hard it is to cut certain things out from your diet etc

Am I making a difference?

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