“Dog Wars” Pulled From Android For Trademark Infringement
Written by Vegetarian Star on April 29th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Tech.
Dog Wars has been pulled from the Android market, according to The Hill.
The app, which allowed players to partake in illegal dog fighting, has been pulled, “based on a trademark infringement complaint,” a representative from Google, the owner of Android said.
There is no statement available on the obvious animal cruelty issues being a part of the decision to pull Dog Wars, but there have been plenty of well known names publicly condemning the app. Even convicted dog fighter Michael Vick, who is helping the Humane Society raise awareness of the issue and prevent youth from following down the same road he did, issued a statement.
After its release, Kage Games, the maker of the app, responded to the criticism of the game by downplaying the seriousness of it, calling it “satire about the ridiculousness of dogfighting” and even claiming all money raised from it would benefit animal organizations.
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