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About this Book
“Nothing will benefit human health and increase
chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a
vegetarian diet.”
—Albert Einstein
P lease Don’t Eat the Animals: All the
Reasons You Need to Be a Vegetarian
is an exciting and provocative new book on
the universal benefits of being a vegetarian.
Authors Horsman and Flowers detail the many reasons for
the burgeoning movement toward a plant-based diet in four
short, interesting, easy-to-digest sections:
• Health
Nowhere is the appeal of vegetarianism reflected more than
in health issues. Scientists and doctors have begun drawing the
connection between heavily meat-laden diets and the most serious health
problems.
• Environment
Livestock farming accounts for over half of both fresh water
and ocean pollution. It significantly effects air pollution,
deforestation – especially of rain forests – and the decimation of
wildlife populations.
• Animal Welfare
Animal welfare issues have gained prominence in recent
years. Animal rights/ethics courses have emerged on university campuses,
even in law schools. Please Don’t Eat The Animals reveals the
plight of animals on factory farms, a sad and troubling picture indeed.
• Religious and Spiritual
Fresh and original, this section points to the fact that Christianity,
Judaism, and Islam have strong injunctions against cruelty to animals.
All Hindus are vegetarians. Mohammed said, "Whoever is kind to the
creatures of God is kind to himself." And, according to the Buddha, "The
eating of meat extinguishes the great seed of compassion."
Why Please Don’t Eat
the Animals?
• Vegetarianism is big
—Millions are strict vegetarians. Many will welcome
Please Don’t Eat the Animals to explain their choice.
—The United States Restaurant Association reports
vegetarian entrees are now available in almost all restaurants.
—Teens are embracing meatless diets: 14 to 25 percent of
teenagers are vegetarian, depending on how you define it.
• Books on healthy diets are big
— Witness Atkins, South Beach, et alia, and
The Omnivore’s Dilemma,
a current best-seller.
— According to Edouard Cointreau, a cookbook expert,
vegetarian cookbooks are the hottest trend in the U.S., Europe, and
Asia.
• Animal rights is big
—Over two hundred different animal rights organizations
are active in the U.S.
—Animal rights/ethics courses have emerged on university
campuses, even in law schools.
About th e
Authors
Jennifer Horsman and Jaime Flowers are a mother-daughter
writing team and enthusiastic vegetarian advocates. Jennifer Horsman is
a well published writer who has written a multitude of romance novels
(Avon Books, Zebra Books), several successful screenplays (Warner Bros.,
Julian Krainin Productions), and weekly book reviews for Publishers
Weekly. Jaime Flowers is a senior at Chapman University,
majoring in film and screenwriting.
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