Smoking and Vaping and the Hazards they Create for Our Pets

In this episode of The Woof Meow Show from Don talks with Roxane Dubay, a Public Health Educator/Tobacco Specialist from Bangor Public Health and Community Services, and Dr. Mark Hanks, a veterinarian from Kindred Spirits Veterinary clinic in Orrington, about second and third-hand smoke, nicotine, vape and e-pens, marijuana and the hazard these products pose to our pets.

An article on Don's blog at http://bit.ly/Pets-Nicotine-APR21 provides additional information and links on this topic.

Contact Info

Roxane Dubay
Public Health Educator/Tobacco Specialist
Bangor Public Health and Community Services

103 Texas Avenue
Bangor, Maine 04401
Office: 207-992-4531
Fax: [phone]
www.BangorPublicHealth.org 
[e-mail]

Dr. Mark Hanks
Kindred Spirits Veterinary Clinic
Location: 857 River Rd, Orrington, ME 04474
Phone: [phone]
Website: https://www.kindredvet.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kindredspiritsvet/

Don Hanson & Kate Dutra
Green Acres Kennel Shop, ForceFreePets.com & The Woof Meow Show
Location: 1653 Union St, Bangor, ME 04401-2204
Phone: [phone], x103
Email-Email Don
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Recommended Resources

 

Articles on Don's Blog
( http://www.words-woofs-meows.com  )

 

Tobacco Smoke, Vaping, Nicotine, and The Risk They Pose to Our Pets – http://bit.ly/Pets-Nicotine-APR21

Resources

Cited References

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2Reif JS, Bruns C, Lower KS. Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Pet Dogs. Am J Epidemiol 1998; 147:488–92. Available at: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/147/5/488.short. Accessed Nov 11, 2012.

3Reif JS, Dunn K, Ogilvie GK et al. Passive smoking and canine lung cancer risk. Am J Epidemiol 1992 Feb 1;135(3):234-9. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p