How do you plan on changing that many people's minds? Because that is my main concern. Roadkill isn't exactly stopping people from driving.
Overall I agree with the intent, but my gut reaction is that we have so many other problems to take care of as far as physical violence and the many afflictions of the human psyche at a much more foundational level. It's all very nice to talk about the imperative of relieving the suffering of animals in nature, but I feel human beings add the most suffering to the world.
Imagine a world without humans, but still has an ecosystem and animal life. That world will have an ambient level of pain and pleasure that can only be felt and experienced by the beings on them.
Now imagine our world. Much more suffering, much more chaos and harm. Suffering on the emotional, mental, existential scale that comes with human minds only.
Doesn't it make sense to focus on alleviating human suffering first and foremost?
I think this will be one of your major criticisms. It seems to gloss over the obvious insanity of the current global disparity, war, and inequality and just focus on the critters. I just feel like human well-being would have to come first.
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