ayakiawe Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 SMOKING BAD FOR PETS: INSURER From correspondents in London DOGS living with smokers have a higher incidence of serious conditions such as asthma, nasal and sinus cancer and lung cancer than those who have non-smoking owners, a pet insurer in Britain says. Research carried out in the United States also showed that cats living in smoking households were twice as likely to develop certain forms of cancer, including lymphoma, Asda Pet Insurance said. "Many people don't realise that passive smoking can have a very harmful impact on pets in the home, with knock-on implications for vet bills," a spokesman said. The effects of passive smoking were greater on young animals because their lungs were smaller, their immune systems were less well-developed and they breathed faster, the insurer quoted veterinarians as saying. AFP http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.js...storyid=1928074 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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