It's heartrending and the reason I went vegan. Seriously, f**k all these people who say, "We're made to eat meat." They need to look up the definition of "frugivore."
Humans live an average 6 years longer on a vegan diet.
Sources: World Health Organization, British Medical Journal, The China Study, The Oxford Study, The Medical Journal of Australia.
For anyone interested in going vegan, look up local vegan restaurants. They're actually quite good. As for premade stuff...
Yakisoba Noodes- available at COSTCO
Chana Masala- available at COSTCO
Fishless Fillets (Gardein)- available at Target, Wal-Mart, Whole Foods
Tofurky Pizza, hot dogs, mock meats- Whole Foods
VeriSoy USA vegan cutlass fish and ham- specialty stores/ some Asian markets
veganstore dot com- carries a lot of good stuff, including vegan candies/twinkies etc
Anything by Gardein
Some Amy's Meals and most Amy's Soups
Some Morning Star Farms items (veggie riblets)
So many options out there, those are just some of my favorites.
Learn to make curry and you'll have no beefs with veganism.