Aside from the issue of the differences that there may be in the cultural traditions and dietary habits of East and West, the main cause of outrage is the methods used to obtain these delicacies, hastening the disappearance of rare animals.
姑且不論東西方文化傳統、飲食習慣的背景是否有異，被「千夫所指」的多半是因採擷時的方法和手段不當，而導致稀有動物的加速滅亡。