According to research led by Sharon M. Millberger of the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, 28.4% of participants in an online survey said they would be motivated to quit smoking if secondhand smoke was bad for their pet’s health. If second hand smoke would hurt their pets, 8.7% of the online survey participants would be motivated to ask their partners to quit and another 24% would ask their partner to smoke outside.3300 pet owners participated in the online survey with most participants being white woman from Michigan. Of the online survey, the majority of participants have dog and/or cats.
Published evidence indicates that second hand smoke is dangerous to pets not only humans. Certain cancers in dogs and cats, allergies in dogs, and eye/skin diseases along with respiratory problems in birds can be associated with exposure to tobacco smoke.
Click here to read the full article.
Click here for a sample of NicoDerm if you or someone you know wants to quit smoking!
No comments:
Post a Comment