# Can pets (Dogs and/or Cats) get lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 1, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pets-dogs-and-or-cats-get-lung-cancer-from-2nd-hand-smoke/292489 "2005-03-01T21:23:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pets-dogs-and-or-cats-get-lung-cancer-from-2nd-hand-smoke/292489/1 "2005-03-01T21:23:05Z")
Just curious, have there been any study’s? If pets in a smoky environment don’t suffer from lung cancer, why do humans? MtM ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pets-dogs-and-or-cats-get-lung-cancer-from-2nd-hand-smoke/292489/2 "2005-03-01T21:44:04Z")
> [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](#): > > Just curious, have there been any study’s? > > If pets in a smoky environment don’t suffer from lung cancer, why do humans? > > MtM Keep in mind that there’s evidence but no proof for this in humans yet. Not trying to be argumentative, and no, I don’t smoke. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pets-dogs-and-or-cats-get-lung-cancer-from-2nd-hand-smoke/292489/3 "2005-03-01T22:00:57Z")
A guess - lifespan. These diseases take years of exposure to manifest; pet animals just don’t live long enough.