Whaling should stop because it brings needless suffering to social, intelligent animals capable of enjoying their own lives. But against the Japanese charge of cultural bias, Western countries will have little defense until they address the needless animal suffering in their own backyards.
捕鲸活动应该停止，因为它给有能力享受它们自己生活的群居、有智能的动物造成了不必要的伤害。但是要驳斥日本人所谓文化差异的说法，西方国家只有在他们自己的后院解决了不必要地伤害动物的问题后才能给予他们有力的回击。