Bea Elliott:

I feel that our disposition seems better balanced - our emotional well being improved by not being responsible for the needless death of innocent creatures.

Body & soul health..... That's what a plant based diet has done for us.....

And plants aren't innocent creatures? I'm curious what arbitrary line you draw between those living things your conscience will allow you to eat and those it won't. Have you ever considered how crops are mercilessly plowed back into the ground once their edible parts have been harvested? I suggest you lead an ethically consistent life and start munching on some rocks.