Congratulations on your food lifestyle and changes. It is more challenging but well worth it. I feel better inside and out...I am making a choice that affects alot more than just my food choices.I have recently become a lacto-ovo vegetarian...I began my changes about 4 months ago.I couldn't do vegan because I needed to access protein easily, and eggs were it. I do buy organic free range though, not conventional. All of my dairy is organic and humane. You need to check labels closely.I also read about factory farming and it is appalling that feeling creatures are subjected to such torture and "inhumane" treatment (to put it lightly).
I think alot of people, sometimes more so for men, have great difficulty with not eating meat. Unfortunatley, meat is tied very closely culturally to masculinity.(hence the job of cooking meat such as grilling is almost always given to men...hunting and gathering history I presume)
My husband was willing to eat less meat at first, we tried one day first: Meatless Mondays, and actually we enjoyed researching new recipes and chose to be creative. Check out epicurious.com or buy Mark Bittman's book "How to Cook Everything Vegetarian"... it's super informative, and explains things very thoroughly. Deborah Madison has some great books as well. As for your dh, he may come around, he may not. It isn't your job to convince him, just give him the facts, not opinions, and if you can, buy the happy cow/chicken etc...it is better to buy meat that has had a humane existence than not. We are what we eat, and if we are eating something that has had a terror and fear filled miserable life we are consuming that as well. I firmly believe that. Good luck with your changes. 
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Amy
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