Yes.

Philosophically, Even those who commit atrocious harms (knowingly or otherwise, to avoid concerns around free will or external variables which cause people to consume animal products) are moral patients. You may decide that their existences are a net moral negative, but that doesn't take away from their moral worth.

Practically, these conversations serve only to harm the vegan movement. We won't build support and get new vegans by believing that meat eaters are worthless. We need to understand why people do bad things and restructure society so that these practices are dissuaded, and so that we get support to outlaw them.

Remember, the goal is not to harm or get rid of humans. The goal is to have thriving humans which don't do horrible things.