Humans can thrive on a modern vegetarian diet and animals' interests in a life free of pain and premature death surely outweigh the marginal increase in pleasure we get from eating their flesh.

To me it is clear that the good of a vegetarian or vegan diet, trump the case for eating meat.

Here is an excerpt from my 2019 piece; The Logic of not eating meat

Think of the pleasure you gain from eating a steak. Is it really worth killing an animal as sensitive and intelligent as a cow?

We end an entire life for a fleeting pleasure on our tongues.

The quote above is taken from [Steven Pinker]'s 2018 best-seller Enlightenment Now.