The RSA government argues that the 1.2 million seals on the west coast eat 10-15 kilos of fish per day, so killing the seals actually helps the environmental balance. Also, the Taiwan company used legal processes established for 17 years to gain approval.
南非政府則認為西岸的一百廿萬頭海狗，每頭每天要吃掉十至十五公斤的魚，獵殺海狗有助於生態平衡；台灣這家廠商則是依循合法途徑取得獵殺海狗權，並依照南非已行之十七年的相關法律行事，其立場不能算站不住腳。