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[West Virginia] Campaign launches to help protect pets against second hand smoke

Community leaders in Mercer County are sending a message to the public that second hand smoking is killing your pets! Thursday the Southern Coalfields Tobacco Prevention Network announced their new campaign titled, "You smoke, I smoke."
WVNS-TV CBS 59 (Ghent, WV)
added Jun 7, 2013 12:08
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[West Virginia] 'You Smoke, I Smoke" campaign

The Southern Coalfields Tobacco Prevention Network released their new anti-smoking campaign today. 'You Smoke, I Smoke" takes a look at how your pets are affected by secondhand smoke. The campaign shows dogs and cats are very susceptible to disease cau
WVVA-TV NewsChannel Six (Bluefield, WV)
added Jun 7, 2013 11:50
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[UK] Passive smoking is not just bad for you, it can give your PETS cancer too

While the danger to humans of passive smoking is now well known, many pet owners do not realise the danger to their four legged friends, according to Val Mills, team leader of Buckinghamshire SmokeFree Support Service. She said: 'As a pet owner I know h
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Jun 6, 2013 16:25
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[UK] UPDATE: Boston shop owner found guilty of selling dangerous cigarettes

Shapoor Atiqi was sentenced at Boston Magistrates’ Court this afternoon for a string of offences related to selling ‘non self-extinguishing’ cigarettes (see below). Atiqi was ordered to complete 270 hours of unpaid community work during the next 12 mont
Boston Standard (uk)
added May 15, 2013 19:52
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[UK] Sniffer dog helps to find 30,000 illicit cigarettes at three shops in Ilkeston

TENS of thousands of illicit cigarettes have been sniffed out by a police dog in three Ilkeston shops. Counterfeit tobacco was hidden inside wooden steps, the bottom of a drinks refrigerator and within security door panels.
This is Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph) (uk)
added May 15, 2013 09:33
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Animals that self-medicate: No booze but some cigarettes

For example, the authors note, “a recent study has suggested that house sparrows and finches add high-nicotine cigarette butts to their nests to reduce mite infestations.”
Los Angeles Times
added Apr 12, 2013 13:17
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[Virginia] The buzz around bee health

blaming is a type of insecticide that is a nicotine derivative called neonicotinoids. "In simplistic terms, the way it works, I believe it messes with pest's nervous systems. Kind of like if we took a huge dose of a nicotine derivative," Martinez explain
Staunton (VA) Daily News Leader
added Apr 4, 2013 13:41
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[UK] Second hand smoke may be harming your pets

a Paisley vet has revealed that household animals, such as cats and dogs, are at risk ... He’s seen a catalogue of smoking-related cases over the years, including dogs with the chronic lung condition emphysema and animals with white fur that has turned y
Paisley Daily Express (uk)
added Apr 4, 2013 06:52
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[UK] Dog helps uncover illegal tobacco in raids

A SNIFFER dog has been used to help to find tobacco with a street value of £6,535 in raids on shops in Chesterfield and Belper to tackle a rising number of illegal cigarette sales.
Derbyshire Times (Bakewell Today) (uk)
added Apr 1, 2013 08:42
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Bee Deaths From Colony Collapse Disorder On The Rise As Researchers Point To Pesticides

With as many as 40 or 50 percent of commercial U.S. bee hives lost to colony collapse disorder, according to the New York Times, scientists are eyeing a relatively new class of pesticides as a likely culprit. Neonicotinoids, which are chemically similar
Huffington Post (blog)
added Apr 4, 2013 13:43
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