Yes. If we change "We shouldn't eat chickens because they are conscious" to "We shouldn't eat chickens because they want to not be eaten," then this becomes another example where, once we cashed out what was meant, the term 'consciousness' could be circumvented entirely and be replaced with a less philosophically murky concept. In this particular case, how clear the concept of 'wanting' (as relating to chickens) is, might be disputed, but it seems like clearly a lesser mystery or lack of clarity than the monolith of 'consciousness'.