Ever occur to you why some of us can be this much concerned with animals suffering? Because government is not. Why not? Animals don't vote.

The remark frames animal welfare as a political blind spot: in a system driven by electoral incentives, groups without voting power are easily ignored. By contrasting private compassion (“some of us”) with governmental indifference, the quote suggests that concern for animals often falls to individuals, charities, and advocates rather than public institutions. The punch line—“Animals don’t vote”—is a cynical but pointed critique of how policy priorities can be shaped less by moral obligation than by constituency pressure. Implicitly, it argues that ethical responsibility should extend beyond the boundaries of political self-interest, and that advocacy is needed precisely because animals cannot represent themselves in democratic processes.