Secondhand Smoke and Animals^[11]

Effects on Animals

• 4 out of 5 animals exposed to secondhand smoke will have a shorter life span.
• Animals with long noses are at an even greater risk of developing certain nasal and sinus cancer, as they expose more tissue to the carcinogens when they inhale.
• Chemicals from cigarette smoke can be found in animals’ bodies for a long period of time.
• Measurable levels of carcinogens can be found in dogs’ hair and urine for months after exposure.
• Cats exposed to secondhand smoke have an increased chance of developing a type of oral cancer commonly found in smokers, possibly because the carcinogens in smoke can settle on cats’ fur and cats can pick them up as they groom themselves.