Monday, September 04, 2006

Pets and Second Hand Smoke

This from MonDak Humane Society:

Pets and Second Hand Smoke:
Everyone has heard the risks of second hand smoke (SHS) to people. We know that SHS kills 53,000 people in the U.S. every year. What you probably don’t know is that second hand smoke could be killing your best friend. There have been several studies done in recent years that address the effects of second hand smoke on people’s pets. It has been found that SHS can have a large impact on the health of our pets. SHS has been linked to lymphoma in cats, nasal and lung cancer in dogs, and lung cancer in birds.

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