Adoption refused because of smoking

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Not everyone admits that they smoke

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That shouldn't be a problem to any rescuer who is prejudiced against smokers as the majority swear that smokers stink so bad they can tell they're a smoker from 20 feet away! ;)

It should always be the rescuers choice whether or not to place a homeless animal in any home. But the overall welfare of the pet must come first. If every what-if were taken into consideration, no adopter would ever be acceptable!

What-if a fence should blow down, collapse or catch fire, someone would leave a door open, the dog should choke on a rawhide? Those are real and immediate life threatening concerns. Yet no adopters are turned down because of those maybe's. It doesn't make any sense to turn down a good home because of something that might happen in the far distant future.

In addition just as every breeder must face the fact that by producing a litter they are in some way contributing to the pet overpopulation problem; a rescuer who choses not to place a homeless pet in an otherwise loving smokers home must face the fact that other helpless pets may be paying the price for their prejudice.

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Originally Posted by critter crazy

This isnt a question of whether or not you as a person like/dislike smoking. It is a question of whether or not people should be turned down to adopt a dog just because they smoke!

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I don't think anybody is listening. :D The thread has morphed.Too bad
really. In a perfect world, nobody would smoke and all dogs would have
loving homes. We are far from perfect. It's a fact that every time a person
is born in America, so are 15 dogs and 45 cats. That's far to many for the
number of available homes. Humane societies should use any and all chances
to help place dogs who will love & care for them.

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That shouldn't be a problem to any rescuer who is prejudiced against smokers as the majority swear that smokers stink so bad they can tell they're a smoker from 20 feet away!

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I'm anti smoking but there are a lot of people I know who smoke but you can't smell it on them...unless they just had one.
One colleague who used to work at our place and smoked quite a lot informed me one day that her husband didn't know she was a smoker. I was quite surprised that he didn't know and that it was secret although I must admit she didn't smell of smoke. She knew he'd go mad if he found out. She chewed sugar free gum all the time to prevent the smokey breath and he obviously never smelt it on her clothes.
I read up not long back too some article where loads of people smoke and hide it successfully from their partners....!!! :confused:

I'm sorry if I got "off subject" on not liking smoking. Being that it is something that has effected my breathing my whole life, whether I choose to or not, it's sort of something I rant about on occasion. Although, I don't see why there is any issue with people expressing their feelings on smoking.

Maybe it's because those that do smoke think we are personally against them because they smoke.

It isn't with me. I might dislike smoke and smoking but I have never written a person off because they smoked...I just avoid the smoke. It's not that I hate the person....unless they are a problem in some other way. Yes, I said some smokers don't give a damn how their smoke might affect others but thats a problem with their attitude, not their smoking.

I was thinking about this, and personally, I would use common sense were I adopting out a dog... and I'd obviously be VERY picky about my foster pups. ;D

Ok, first off - I would only adopt to some one who truly loves dogs, who is educated about dogs, and who is experienced/willing to learn. ANYONE who would fit into this criteria would definitely not be the kind of person who blows smoke all over their dogs and doesn't care. I would find it very admirable for the adopter to let me know that they do smoke, and be honest about it. But ultimately, I would not take non-smoking or smoking into consideration, I would solely base it on the dedication to the dog and the desire to give the dog a loving home.

Who is to say that a smoker's home is a "less than perfect" home??? My Mom smokes, and my dogs have never smelled anything like smoke, or have encountered smoke, in their lives.

I agree with Cathy Bogart, if I was in the position of finding a dog a home, I would feel it's my duty to seek the best possible home. If that meant turning down a couple who'd owned dogs all their life but smoked, as opposed to a family keen on loving a pet and non-smokers, then I would do it. If the dog was a child, then surely we'd do the same thing. Now I'm not intending to compare the values of dogs and children here, but I believe that it's still a fair point to make.

I don't think it would ever come down to the likes of refusing homes because of eating fast food and such likes. You can't endanger anything else by your own eating habits. To an extent, getting high on drugs won't affect those around you unless it causes you to become abusive and violent. I don't condone those points, but I do solidly believe that smoking is the most detrimental to the health of all household inhabitants.

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Originally Posted by Canis-Lupess

I also know many smokers and they don't seem to give a damn who they blow their smoke all over. Yes, there are the more considerate ones but many of them aren't and I have witnessed them with my own eyes.

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Very true!