Animal Cruelty Law in the United States

Dixie Publishing is pleased to announce the new reference book on Animal Cruelty Law in the United States!

ANIMAL CRUELTY LAW IN THE UNITED STATES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, by Opal Dockery, is a reference book of an extensive research study to compare and contrast animal anti-cruelty statutes existing in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia resulting in a suggestion that a reasonable solution regarding the reduction of crime lies within the realm of increasing penalties for such actions to a felony level along with incorporating a high degree of empathy for all living beings in the lives of American Citizens.

Opal Dockery is an award winning writer, actress and speaker. She has a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice, and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.

Get Dixie Publishing's new reference book ANIMAL CRUELTY LAW IN THE UNITED STATES: A COMPARATTIVE ANALYSIS, by Opal Dockery, online only on Amazon and Lulu:

THOUGHTS OF A STRIPPER: A Mother's Story

In the 1970's, the Burlesque industry was thriving. Nudity and pornography was a public and political outrage. And people across the country were flocking to burlesque theaters to see Melissa St. John: The Upside Down Girl, A.K.A. Wild Star. Little did they know she was a single Mother, alone, on the road, with her two children in boarding schools in separate states. Over a 6 year period while traveling on a burlesque circuit across the country, she was searching for a way to come face to face with her true spirit. Through writing her innermost thoughts on paper, she found herself in the most unconventional way. THOUGHTS OF A STRIPPER: A MOTHER'S STORY, by Opal Dockery, is an inspirational, spiritual and autobiographical journal of a stripper's thoughts over a 6 year period in the 1970's. Her personal thoughts on single parenthood, spirituality, alternative lifestyle thinking, travel, the burlesque industry and family will inspire you, shock you and uplift you.

Check out the inspirational autobiography THOUGHTS OF A STRIPPER: A Mother's Story by Opal Dockery. Now available on Amazon from Dixie Publishing:

New Book Links Childhood Obesity to Child Abuse

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

A Consideration That Childhood Obesity Could Be Classified As Legalized Child Abuse
By Opal Dockery

Available Now! First Book to Link Childhood Obesity and Child Abuse!
Book to Show Direct Obesity/Abuse Link Will Save Lives

(Lamar, MO-December 8, 2010) Childhood Obesity is skyrocketing. It is not only a national problem, but a global epidemic. And is destroying the health, welfare and future of our nation's children. With no end in sight.

The facts and statistics are alarming:

According to research, over 1 billion people are overweight worldwide. The obesity rate in children has tripled in the last 30 years. Over 9 million children in the United States are considered obese. Included is over 20% of children under the age of 12. For toddlers under the age of 5, obesity levels have tripled to over 13% in the same amount of time. Over 30 percent of major health and medical problems are a result of Obesity, which include heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, gall bladder disease and asthma. Hospital costs for children have quadrupled in the last 20 years. Childhood Obesity now results in Obesity at the adult stage as much as 70 percent. And if one of the child's parents is obese, that rate jumps to over 80 percent. Childhood obesity leads to antisocial and depressive tendencies, which leads to lifetime psychological effects. With this growing global epidemic, what can be done to change the world and save children's lives?

Ms. Dockery's reference book is the first of its kind to show a direct link between Childhood Obesity and Child Abuse. Childhood obesity is a preventable medical disorder that fulfills the legal definition of Child Abuse. Through extensive research, and finding that it captures the lives of children and is transferred to adulthood, remaining a constant lifelong problem, this book shows and educates the reader that Childhood Obesity could and should be considered a legalized form of Child Abuse.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Opal Dockery is an award-winning actress, writer, poet and speaker. A former burlesque dancer for over 20 years, she is the author of many books, including the inspirational autobiography THOUGHTS OF A STRIPPER: A Mother's Story. Ms. Dockery has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice. She has been a vegetarian/vegan for over 40 years, and is an animal rights activist.

A CONSIDERATION THAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEGALIZED CHILD ABUSE
Opal Dockery
Category: Reference / Diet & Health / Parenting & Family / Child Abuse
Publication Date: December 2010
ISBN: 978-0-557-72365-2 / Paperback $18.00
6 x 9 inches / 118 Pages

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