If you are smoking and an animal breathes it in does it risk their chance of getting lung cancer, heart disiese or any other illness that humans can get from second hand smoke ?
2006-09-18 17:28:15 · 6 answers · asked by Black Rainbow 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I would certainly think so. I'd also wager that a lot of the research testing on second hand smoke was done on animals as well.
2006-09-18 17:35:57 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if any studies have been done on the subject. But if you've ever noticed the reaction a dog or a cat gives you when you blow cigarette smoke into their faces- I strongly suspect they would say, "Man, I wish you'd quit. -This secondhand smoke is killing us..." Let's face it, they have to breathe-too.
2006-09-19 00:43:24 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100% yes.
Source: The warning on cigarette packets. And common sense.
Whilst viral and bacterial infections are unlikely to pass between species; other disease causing agents are going to affect all mammals
2006-09-19 00:41:18 · answer #3 · answered by acestony 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course ,but domestic animals do not normally live as long as their owners so that the diseases do not have time to develop
2006-09-19 00:41:32 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean can it coat their lungs with tar just like humans and cause similar effects???? YES, If its you, please be kind and smoke outside, they don't have a choice, you do.
2006-09-19 00:39:07 · answer #5 · answered by Dragonfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most definitely.
2006-09-19 00:36:22 · answer #6 · answered by Ronnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋