Kasha has never been fond of cigarettes, and now it is clear why she feels that way. So many dogs die of cancer because theiry owners insist on continuing to smoke eve thought they know it is bad for them.   After you review the following receipe for a basic cigarette you will probably understand why she hates them so much.....

Recipe for a Cigarette

There are more than 4,000 ingredients in a cigarette other than tobacco. Common additives include yeast, wine, caffeine, beeswax and chocolate. Here are some other ingredients:

Ammonia: Household cleaner

Angelica-root extract: Known to cause cancer in animals

Arsenic: Used in rat poisons

Benzene: Used in making dyes, synthetic rubber

Butane: Gas; used in lighter fluid

Carbon monoxide: Poisonous gas

Cadmium: Used in batteries

Cyanide: Deadly poison

DDT: a banned insecticide

Ethyl furoate: Causes liver damage in animals

Lead: Poisonous in high doses

Formaldehyde: Used to preserve dead specimens

Methoprene: Insecticide

Megastigmatrienone: Chemical naturally found in grapefruit juice

Maltitol: Sweetener for diabetics

Methyl isocyanate: Its accidental release killed 2,000 people in Bhopal, India, in 1984

Napthalene: Ingredient in mothballs

Polonium: Cancer-causing radioactive element

 

This page last edited Tuesday, March 21, 2000