movementagainstanimalexploitation.Themosturgenttask
oftheAnimalLiberationmovementistopersuadeasmany
people as possible to make this commitment, so that the
boycott will spread and gain attention. If because of an
admirabledesiretostopallformsofexploitationofanimals
immediatelyweconveytheimpressionthatunlessonegives
up milkproducts one isno better thanthose whostill eat
animalflesh,theresultmaybethatmanypeoplearedeterred
from doinganythingatall,and theexploitationofanimals
will continue as before.
These,atleast,aresomeoftheanswerstoproblemsthatare
likelytofacenonspeciesistswhoaskwhat theyshouldand
shouldnoteat.AsIsaidatthebeginningofthissection,my
remarksareintendedtobenomorethansuggestions.Sincere
nonspeciesistsmaywelldisagreeamongthemselvesaboutthe
details.Solongasthereisagreementonthefundamentalsthis
should not disrupt efforts toward a common goal.
Many people are willing to admit that the case for
vegetarianism is strong. Too often, though, there is a gap
betweenintellectualconvictionandtheactionneededtobreak
alifetimehabit.Thereisnowayinwhichbookscanbridge
this gap; ultimatelyit is up to each one of usto put our
convictionsintopractice.ButIcantry,inthenextfewpages,
tonarrowthegap.Myaimistomakethetransitionfroman
omnivorousdietto avegetarianone mucheasierand more
attractive,sothatinsteadofseeingthechangeofdietasan
unpleasant duty the reader looks forward to a new and
interesting cuisine, full of fresh foods as well as unusual
meatless dishes from Europe,China,and the MiddleEast,
dishessovariedastomakethehabitualmeat,meat,andmore
meat of most Western