Don't Piss Off Your Pets Don't Piss Off Your Pets Secondhand smoke affects your pets too. Secondhand smoke can cause cancer in cats, dogs and birds. Learn how to protect animals and people from truth. Learn More Cancer, Pets
Fact Fact Fact Cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes. The toxins from cigarettes are inhaled and get on their fur—which is licked up when cats groom themselves. 1 Reactions Source: Bertone, Elizabeth, Laura Snyder, and Antony Moore. “Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Risk of Malignant Lymphoma in Pet Cats.” American Journal of Epidemiology. 156(3). 2002. Web. See all +less − Cancer, Pets
Fact Fact Fact Second hand smoke has been associated with lung cancer in birds. Not much to chirp about here. 4 Reactions Source: Oklahoma State University. "Secondhand Smoke Is A Health Threat To Pets." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 3 September 2007. See all +less − Cancer, Pets
Fact Fact Fact Fluffy cuddly bunnies, they are more likely to have heart problems if their owner smokes. 1 Reactions Source: "Surgeon General, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006)" See all +less − Pets
Fact Fact Fact Fish can be unintentionally killed if their owner smokes. Gulp. 2 Reactions Source: Axelrod, Herbert R. et al. Dr. Axelrod’s Mini-Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fish. 1987 p. 827. See all +less − Pets
Fact Fact Fact Dogs and cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes. 2 Reactions Source: Reif, John, Christa Bruns, and Kimberly Lower. “Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Pet Dogs.” American Journal of Epidemiology. 147(5). 1998. Web. See all +less − Cancer, Pets
Fact Fact Fact Nicotine has been found in the breast milk of animals exposed to tobacco. 12 Reactions Source: "The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General." CDC. Reproductive Effects. 564. Report. See all +less − Environment, Ingredients, Pets
