Join Truth In The #Finishit Campaign To End Smoking Tobacco Products Around Cats
If you’re anything like me, you’re completely unaware that cats (& dogs) who live with smokers are twice as likely to get cancer.
In order to draw awareness to that fact, truth presents the #FinishIt campaign to prevent #CATmageddon.
While the video is funny in nature, the underlying theme is serious.
Cats, and pets in general, have no control over whether their owners smoke or not and it's unfair to subject them to living environments that decrease their quality of life.
“Pets are two times as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes,” said Robin Koval, CEO and president of Truth Initiative.
#CATmageddon uses some of the Internet's most popular cats to show the impact of tobacco use on teens and pets alike.
Teens understand the health effects of smoking, but may not appreciate how smoking impacts their daily lives.
But smoking affects just about everything teens care about relationships, the environment, and even animals in immediate and unexpected ways. And the effects will be felt whether or not they personally smoke.
Can you imagine a world without Cat videos?
Everyone loves cat videos. They keep us entertained when the daily routine can sometimes be a bit of a bore. Smoking around them increases the chance they won't live a long and happy life and be around to make hilarious cat videos. Be informed and don't put your pet's life in danger.
“At Petco, we believe wholeheartedly in the power of the human-animal bond
and everything we do is designed to help pets and pet parents live life to the fullest," said Dr. Whitney Miller, Director of Veterinary Medicine for Petco, who joins truth to help elevate the issue of tobacco and the impact that it can have on pets.
“This campaign aligns perfectly with our focus on pet wellness and our vision for healthier pets,
happier people and a better world. truth is sending a powerful message to animal lovers of all kinds, smokers or not, and we're proud to get behind it.
Take action.
Be part of something real and end this habit that is not just affecting those humans in your life closest to you, but your loving and adoring pets as well.
Fact: Cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes.
Smoking = No Cats = NO Cat videos. Get on board with Pirate Cat, Shark Cat, Lil BUB and Aaron's Animals to help prevent #CATmageddon.
