Smoking and Pets
Pet owners who smoke are placing their pets at risk from secondhand smoke exposure and may be willing to quit when given information according to a report published online Feb. 10 in Tobacco Control.
This survey was done using a Web-based mechanism to evaluate the attitudes and behavior of pet owners who smoke. There were 3,293 adult pet owners who participated in the survey.
The results showed that 21 percent smoked currently and 27 percent resided with at least one smoker and when asked for their reaction if told that secondhand smoke could harm their pet, 28.4 percent of smokers stated that they would try to quit smoking and 11.3 percent would think about quitting smoking. Nearly one-quarter (24.2 percent) of non-smoking participants who lived with a smoker responded that they would ask people in the home to stop smoking indoors.
How many smokers will quit for the benefit of their pets will likely be very small, but each one would be a benefit.
This survey was done using a Web-based mechanism to evaluate the attitudes and behavior of pet owners who smoke. There were 3,293 adult pet owners who participated in the survey.
The results showed that 21 percent smoked currently and 27 percent resided with at least one smoker and when asked for their reaction if told that secondhand smoke could harm their pet, 28.4 percent of smokers stated that they would try to quit smoking and 11.3 percent would think about quitting smoking. Nearly one-quarter (24.2 percent) of non-smoking participants who lived with a smoker responded that they would ask people in the home to stop smoking indoors.
How many smokers will quit for the benefit of their pets will likely be very small, but each one would be a benefit.
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1 Comments:
It is a good initiative to eradicate the smoking evi from the society.It will not only benefit to the pets but also to others.Therefore,awaring surveys like this must be conducted to raise human standard of living.
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