DOG FIGHTING GAME RELEASED for Android phones-CALL TO ACTION

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Re: DOG FIGHTING GAME RELEASED for Android phones-CALL TO ACTION

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Here's a quote (from about twenty minutes ago) from the developer's of DWs Twitter; "It lives...Dog Wars lives! Making some updates we'll be back up shortly!"

So I would keep reporting the app until we have confirmation from Android and/or Google that the app has been removed.
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This part of the article (http://mobilized.allthingsd.com/2011042 ... omplaints/) got me thinking...
The creators of Dog Wars noted that, while they appreciated the free speech against the app, the same free speech should allow it. Not to mention, they point out, the most popular mobile game going is one where people catapult birds at bricks.

Hmm, they do seem to have a point. But I don’t see Angry Birds going away any time soon, especially after pulling in $42 million in additional venture funding.
Hey, bird owners. What do y'all think of Angry Birds?
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Comparing this to Angry Birds is ridiculous - Angry Birds is about sling-shotting birds to destroy pig heads. Pig "heads" aren't live animals for one thing, and how many birds have you seen that look like that? Oh wait, that's right, Angry Birds is a cartoon! A total fantasy game. Kind of like that Picachu character. Oh wait, people have said DW is kind of like Pokemon as well. I am saddened that those people can't see the difference between a fantasy/cartoon game, and a game that teaches people how to raise and train actual animals, like Pit Bulls, how to fight and kill for money and street cred. Dog Wars (new name coming soon), is based on reality, a sad reality that is illegal in 50 states and the District of Columbia. DW is an instruction app - check out their help page for the app; http://androidforums.com/android-games/ ... guide.html

And I'm not arguing with you dontpugme - :) Just giving my thoughts on what you quoted.

P.S. If you look at the last post on that forum, they say the app has been officially pulled. Again, until I read a statement of some kind from Google or Android, I won't get my hopes up.
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Victoria just posted this on her facebook;
The Dog Wars app is not going away because they have annouced that they are working on bringing it back. I ask the creators to come & justify their actions to us all. Are you cowards? Stop hiding behind your computers so that we can all see who you are. I invite you to speak with me in person.
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omg you hav egot to be kidding me!! Shared it on Facebook as well as the link to the petition that was posted here. This is absolutely outrageous!!!! :evil:
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I read somewhere they changed the name to Dog Bucks.
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Unfortunately the name change won't change people's minds... If anything it sounds even more encouraging.
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"Dog Bucks" is an addon for the "Dog Wars" app. Dog Wars has not been pulled, it is only down because of a copyright violation - and now, when you send an email to [email protected], this is what you get in return; http://on.fb.me/lXjlvV
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Victoria is serious - and so should we all be - like she says;
They're probably loving this publicity and that drives me crazy, but I will continue to challenge them to justify their actions without hiding behind a bastardized concept of free speech. Come find me, cowards.
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Last update for the night, I hope (lol)... Google has apparently pulled the game down due to copyright infringement of the name. However, this doesn't mean that they won't try to bring it back with a new name (the addon, "Dog Bucks" IS still available). We have to stay vigilant if we want to remove this app completely and forever.
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They've returned the "game" to the market with a new name - and now they're being specific on what it's REALLY all about, "dog fighting". http://bit.ly/kKSiU2 Keep fighting - these people need to know that changing the name of it does not make it okay!
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Update on the status of the dog fighting game -- now they've made the LAPD Union
speak out against it, but creator says it's really a misunderstood little game. It's
supposed to "educate the public on the evils of animal cruelty."

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'Dog Wars' Android app still 'sick, disgusting,' even under new name, LAPD union boss says
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The head of the Los Angeles Police Department's officers union said that it was unacceptable for the makers of the controversial "Dog Wars" phone app to rename it "KG Dogfighting" and put it back on the market.

Paul M. Weber, who has been leading a law enforcement charge against the app, said renaming it "does not make it any less sick, disgusting or appalling."

He repeated his call that the game be pulled off the market.

"The entire concept is repulsive and sickening, and it is absolutely the wrong message to send to our children. We once again call on Google to follow the lead of Apple and ban this game from its website and all products they sell," he said. "Doing anything short of voluntarily banning the game from its products shows that Google is willing to put profit over public safety."

The game had been temporarily removed by Android Marketplace last week but was back up for sale with the new name Saturday.

The "Dog Wars" app for the Android smartphone encourages players to "Raise your dog to beat the best" and allows players to train a virtual pit bull to fight other virtual dogs and build street cred that "puts money in your pocket and lets you earn more in fights."

The company's website notes that the game player has a "gun for police raids and can inject the dog with steroids."

A Google representative said the application was "removed based on a trademark infringement complaint" but did not immediately say whether the app would be sold again if those issues were resolved. Google did not immediately respond to questions about the game's renaming.

Animal welfare groups, including the Humane Society of the United States and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, have echoed the L.A. police group's sentiments, as has Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who was convicted and imprisoned for dogfighting.

Kage Games, the creators of the "Dog Wars" application, said in an email to The Times this week that the game was meant to educate the public on the evils of animal cruelty.
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