Air quality: How to protect your pets from wildfire smoke
As air quality worsens due to Canadian wildfire smoke clouding Ontario, Quebec and parts of the US, residents are warning experts should be cautious of the health impacts. We already know that smoke particles can be particularly harsh on the elderly, children and those with breathing conditions — but pets aren’t immune, either.
In a special air quality statement issued Thursday, Environment Canada and the Province of Ontario cautioned that poor air quality “may persist into the weekend.”
For humans, protection looks like mask-wearing, closing doors and windows, and limited exposure to the smoke, according to the experts.
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