31 Aug 04
That is sad news, but maybe we should put it in perspective. Fourteen dogs involved in the rescue have died, eight of which were cancer related (got the info from a Google search).
How old where the dogs that died?
What fraction of the number of rescue dogs is this? If there were several hundred (quite possible, working in shifts etc.) then this is hardly significant.
OK, it could be related, but I don't think anyone should jump to conclusions.
31 Aug 04
Originally posted by fawcr01Even so, I think it is a given that anyone spending time inhaling the smoke, fumes, and particulate matter has increased health risks.
That is sad news, but maybe we should put it in perspective. Fourteen dogs involved in the rescue have died, eight of which were cancer related (got the info from a Google search).
How old where the dogs that died?
What fraction of the number of rescue dogs is this? If there were several hundred (quite possible, working in shifts etc.) then this is h ...[text shortened]... y significant.
OK, it could be related, but I don't think anyone should jump to conclusions.
31 Aug 04
Originally posted by fawcr01Yeah, I just found that too. It looks like a lot of the dogs have been studied, kept an eye on since 9/11 because of all the toxins. It looks like there might be an increase in cancer, but I didn't see anything that definitely pointed to 9/11.
That is sad news, but maybe we should put it in perspective. Fourteen dogs involved in the rescue have died, eight of which were cancer related (got the info from a Google search).
How old where the dogs that died?
What fraction of the number of rescue dogs is this? If there were several hundred (quite possible, working in shifts etc.) then this is h ...[text shortened]... y significant.
OK, it could be related, but I don't think anyone should jump to conclusions.
I could only find an article as recent as Aug. 4th.
ncrosby🙂
31 Aug 04
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlI don't think the people will be AS susceptible though- most of them were wearing masks whereas the dogs weren't, and one article I read said that the dogs were placed where humans couldn't go, sometimes where the toxins were higher and a human couldn't handle it.
Even so, I think it is a given that anyone spending time inhaling the smoke, fumes, and particulate matter has increased health risks.
ncrosby🙂
31 Aug 04
Originally posted by ncrosbyHmmm, I worked downtown for several months after 9/11. Just in an office a few blocks from ground zero, mind you, not outside. I spent just a few minutes each day outside walking to and from the subway.
I don't think the people will be AS susceptible though- most of them were wearing masks whereas the dogs weren't, and one article I read said that the dogs were placed where humans couldn't go, sometimes where the toxins were higher and a human couldn't handle it.
ncrosby🙂
By the end of the week I sounded like a coalminer, and felt like one too -- worse than when I smoked 3 packs a day. It took the whole weekend for me to get my voice back.