clipped from www.examiner.com People more likely to quit smoking for their dogs than their children A recent study by researchers in Michigan turned up some interesting statistics.  It seems that one in three would quit smoking if they thought their pet would be adversely affected.  This is interesting because in other studies, fewer than 2% would quit smoking if they knew their children would suffer harmful effects and 3.2% would consider quitting under family pressure.  Clearly the pets win hands down..