I ittingly have never really watched the original G5 show, but I’m pretty sure all animals live sorta like in Zootopia, where every species has equality.
In Equestria Girls, it more relates to humanity.

So therefore UNFORTUNATELY, other types of animals are not nearly as “protected” of sorts, being tortured and slaughtered by humans on the regular due to, 1: Economy greed, 2: Consumer gluttony along with laziness to not change their dietary, 3: Ignorant/irrational religious views on the matter, etcetera.

A couple more things: Yes, plants are living, however, taking a bit of it, whether it be the leaves, fruits or stem will NOT kill it or be painfully inflicted, due to them not having brains or nervous systems. Whatever is picked off will grow back relatively soon as well.

You’d have to pretty much COMPLETELY remove its roots from the ground in order to kill it (Which I do NOT in the slightest condone.).
Unlike if you take a chunk of a cow, pig, chicken and others, which is EXCRUCIATING, most likely will NOT regenerate and who can also bleed to death.

Lastly: Pretty much any carnivorous living organism consumes others because it is CRUCIAL to staying alive and most likely don’t comprehend the horrific consequences it has for the prey…
But with humans, unless the individual has a neurological condition, that being examples such as Autism, whether it’s Low OR High-Functioning, is Retarded (I ONLY use this term for its scientifical term purpose, please NEVER use it as an insult/negative comment.) and plenty of other conditions that are not any less important, or a mental illness such as Schizophrenia,that is COMPLETELY not the case.

Real-world examples are if someone is homeless or in extreme poverty. Restaurants, either dine in OR fast food, grocery stores, local markets and other businesses can implement vegan alternatives, which could, can and WOULD, become the normal if we ALL play a part in it.

Alrighty, I believe I’ve covered everything I wanted to. My apologies for such a long comment/reply.