I do believe that individual human beings can elect to behave non-violently. This can't be legislated for, it has to come from within. Veganism is a significant component of this for me.
However, I think when you start considering policies such as attempting to convert carniverous species to veganism you've adopted the role of their steward which I find arrogant and inevitably prone to disaster: either the animal would eat you or, if by some chance you were successful, the other species which benefit from their activity (e.g. carrion) would suffer.
All human notions of material progress - and many ones of moral progress - are self-defeating because they inevitably undermine the ecological foundations upon which we all stand. I think we know enough about ecosystems now to understand the proper limits of our interventions with other species. This should be limited to reversing some of the stupid stuff we've done previously. Any notions of progress or evolution, however well meant, are contrary to this understanding.
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