As Hsia Liang-chou says, many actions which today look like animal abuse are the result of poverty, and "before shouting about animal welfare one should first adopt an attitude of tolerance."
夏良宙就認為，許多今天看來所謂虐待動物的行為，是因為生活貧窮困苦的結果。「高呼動物福利之前，也應有互相寬容之心。」