As The Economist noted succinctly, “Poland is not a country hitherto known for championing animal rights.” Indeed, it is hypocritical that hunting for sport and unsupervised home slaughtering continue to be permitted, whereas shechita, which is carried out by experienced people according to well-established procedures, is not.
但这一决定果然是因为关心动物福利才做出的吗？一些议员认为毫无疑问是如此；但也有一些议员只有在爱护动物形成潮流时加入这一行列。《经济学人》（Economist）一针见血地指出：“波兰迄今为止，波兰都不是以支持动物权利闻名的国家。”事实上，狩猎运动和无监督家庭屠宰仍被允许才是伪善的，而犹太屠宰——必须由经验丰富之士根据固定流程操作——则否。