@rogy Said
On the face of it, we do not "abuse and kill" insects. However, the other animals being referred to are the ones (billions of them) we deliberately breed in order to exploit them.
It is probably worth noting that we do in fact "deliberately breed" certain insects in order to exploit them such as bees and silk worms. The question as to whether or not we kill more insects than say, land animals, in this regard seems to be wholly irrelevant in my view. Should not one's goal be to reduce suffering and death as much as possible?
Veganism generally consists of (and it should in my view) avoiding the products produced by these species. This is mostly due to that fact that we err on the side of caution when it comes to the inherent value of insects, which brings us to your next point:
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Moreover, in terms of insects, term "animal rights" is rather misleading. IOWs, it is not clear that insects are "covered" by animal rights thought on the grounds that it is not clear that they are sentient beings. This does not mean that they do not matter - and it has been pointed out that Planet Earth can survive without us and yet it depends on insects. Environmentally, insects are more important than humans.
rogY
I agree. Furthermore, although it is not clear whether or not insects are sentient, or in other words, possess interests, this does mean that we should be free to ignore those that clearly possess sentience (such as those animals depicted in the video.)