The pork example also applies in this case... would you kill and eat pig meat if you're starving in the forest with your friends and find a pig close by?
I believe the answer would be yes for many in the country that bans the meat.. It's moral to eat it with your friends and survive than to let everyone starve to death due to the country's law on pork. This can be easily proven to be a right decision in any just court.
You're right, if im also in a situation starving to death,then i will also eat the meat. I would not risk mylife following the rules and make my friends suffer in starvation.
That is the right thing to do. You break no law by doing what is right... Afterall that is what the law is intended for...
If I were a judge I will commend you for saving your friends lives and get you released immediately.