1) If you eat plants, you're not killing, but you are raping and pillaging the food source and/or homes of other animals and insects.
Have to agree with that. Most of the deforestation in Asia is occurring due to the clearing of land for paddy farming. So we cannot say that vegan lifestyle is environment-friendly.
You can't blame that on a vegan lifestyle. Rice is a massive food staple of the entire world, especially Asia.