The Australian government strongly opposes whaling, yet it permits the killing of millions of kangaroos each year – a slaughter that involves a great deal of animal suffering. The same can be said of various forms of hunting in other countries, not to mention the vast amount of animal suffering caused by factory farms.
但是西方国家在做出这种回答时却也有自己的软肋，因为他们自己也给动物造成了许多不必要的痛苦。澳大利亚政府强烈反对捕鲸，但是它允许每年捕杀数百万头袋鼠，一种会给动物造成巨大痛苦的屠杀。同样地其他国家也进行着各种形式的捕杀活动，更别提养种场给动物造成的大量的巨大痛苦了。