I came across this post on Pets.Ohio.com as a user of an Android phone and a dog, I found this app most offensive.
Google’s android.com is allowing a game called Dog Wars to remain available for download. The game was created by Kage Games, LLC and is causing outrage among animal lovers, who are demanding that Google take down the game. According to Google’s Android Market policies, “Android Market should not be used for unlawful purposes or for promotion of dangerous and illegal activities.”
The dog in the game’s logo is a cartoon Pit Bull with yellow eyes, a studded collar, cropped ears, and apparently a blood-covered muzzle. In the game, the controller trains a Pit Bull to fight and wins “virtual cash” by fighting other players’ dogs. The controller also has a gun for police raids and can inject the dog with steroids.
Search tags included by the developer include “train to dogfight,” “juice your dog,” “buy weapons,” “aggression,” “bite” and “puppy.”
On Saturday, dog lovers responded with an Anti-Dog Wars Facebook pageand a petition asking Google to block the app reached 5,000 signatures in one day.
Those who disagree with the game should sign the petition and lodge a complaint with android’s market team.
According to FOX News “Even Michael Vick, the football star sent to jail for his involvement in illegal dog fighting, said the game was beyond the pale.
“I’ve come to learn the hard way that dog fighting is a dead-end street,” Vick said in a written statement. “I think it’s important to send the smart message to kids, and not glorify this form of animal cruelty — even in an Android app.”
Let’s use the prower of the people to get this app removed from the market place! I’d also like to see us all boycott any game of app produced by Kage Games, LLC
