Does Secondhand Smoke Affect Your Pets?

With the negative health effects of smoking cigarettes widely documented, it's not surprising that inhaling secondhand smoke can also impact your health. But a 2010 study that attempted to measure the impact produced startling results: Worldwide, more than 600,000 people die due to secondhand smoke every year, the AP reported.

Much of the research surrounding secondhand smoke has focused on the effects on children. Around 40 percent of children regularly breathe it in, greatly increasing their risk of numerous health ailments, mental health problems and for becoming smokers themselves.

But there's another demographic that could be breathing in secondhand smoke you might not have thought about: pets. Watch the video to find out how secondhand smoke hurts your furry friends.

Comments

[olkioolkio00]

10:38 AM on 02/17/2012

everyone should protect their pets by not smoking. love God's creations, and don't kill them for no reason. thank you.

[olkioolkio00]

12:17 PM on 02/16/2012

my guess, is that it will harm the pets. and DO NOT give them cigarettes like someone on this website did!!! you will kill your dog, and you would be shuned, and or shamed. do not smoke at all, and save the world :D

[Big poppa]

09:47 PM on 12/21/2011

Yeah ,My dog smokes two packs a day I quit a couple of months a go but my dog just can't seem to kick the habit poor fellow.

[jimjits]

08:20 PM on 12/21/2011

600,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke? Thats a lot of BS How do they come by this figure? Some people will do anything to get their point across,even lie.