Kid hates to see any potential goose stepper take a pummeling for something as near and dear to his heart as overt racism.
I say potential because while Hammy is a vigorous and tireless instigator of racial tension and promoter of racial animus, he clearly believes in some form of social contract, making him more valuable, less dangerous, and far more redeemable than Red or Kid.
Bambu is just wasted kilobytes, scrap on which animals can sharpen their teeth.