Dog Wars, a controversial new app for Android devices, pits virtual dogs against one another in simulated blood-fight scenarios.
The game requires the player to raise and train a digital dog that will fight against other players' dogs.
Real-world digfights are illegal in many countries around the world, including the Unites States.
Carter Luke, President of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Angell Animal Medical Center, issued a statement condemning the game. Luke said, Kage also bills the app as "A GAME THAT WILL NEVER BE IN THE iPHONE APP STORE!!!," presumably because of Apple's stringent acceptance policies for the iTunes App Store.
While animal rights activists are speaking out against the game, Android Market customers have downloaded the app over 50,000 times and have given it a rating of four out of five stars.
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As predicted; the Android Phone App called *Dog Wars* has been renamed; It`s now called *Dog Fighting* &/or *KG Fighting* Even more direct, graphic & despicable than the original In addition, there are 2 NEW "add-on" apps under the name *Dog Bucks* that need to be flagged. Kage Games LLC, (The app developer) has been quite cunning...
Contact Google directly to flag these apps as inappropriate:
1. (a) Google Mobile Help...
1. (b) Email:
press@google.com
To avoid confusion, let us remind you that Google didn`t develop these apps:
Please contact Kage Games LLC-The Game App Developer:
2. (a) Developer's e-mail address:
pitboss@kagegames.com
2. (b) Kage Games KKC general address:
report@kagegames.com
We must draw the line somewhere...No doubt Kage Games LLC is enjoying this & sadly, they may even think the attention is funny-Ideally Kage Games LLC will be shut down for good soon?!?
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Although illegal in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, dog fighting remains a pervasive problem in America and is investigated in Massachusetts by the MSPCA’s Law Enforcement department. Dog Wars is a sickening tool that can be used to recruit potential dogfighters about how to train future victims, perpetuate breed specific stereotypes, and undermine the many years of hard work that animal protection agencies, including the MSPCA-Angell, have contributed to ensure strong penalties against dog fighters and spectators.
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