{"id":3569,"date":"2011-04-27T12:23:36","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T12:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=915"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:08:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:08:15","slug":"cell-phone-app-sparks-dog-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-app-sparks-dog-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Cell Phone App Sparks Dog Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Cocker-Spaniel-Picture.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-917\" title=\"Cocker-Spaniel-Picture\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Cocker-Spaniel-Picture.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-917 lazyload\" title=\"Cocker-Spaniel-Picture\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Cocker-Spaniel-Picture.gif\"><\/a>A cell phone application featuring a dog fighting game has caused controversy with animal rights activists.&nbsp; \u201cDog Wars\u201d, a new Google cell phone app, has also earned the wrath of Michael Vick, a quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles who spent 18 months in prison after being convicted of dog fighting, and who is openly parodied in the game by a character wearing a red football jersey similar to his own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve come to learn the hard way that dog fighting is a dead end street,\u201d Vick says.&nbsp; \u201cNow I am on the right side of the issue, and I think it\u2019s important to send the smart message to kids, and not glorify this form of animal cruelty \u2013 even in an Android app.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kage Games, who were responsible for the game, have sent an email to The Times claiming that the game is intended to be a satire and that proceeds from the app will be going to both animal rescue groups as well as to tsunami relief charities.&nbsp; The unnamed representative appeared far from overly contrite, however, openly mocking what he clearly saw as being a case of serious overreaction from some quarters.&nbsp; \u201cWe do not condone violence toward animals or humans, and we are confident in humankind\u2019s ability to distinguish between a rudimentary game and the consequences of real life,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Animal rights activists are calling for the game to be taken off the market, with others even going so far as to demand the firing of the creator, a move that seems fairly unlikely if the snippy response of the Kage Games representative is anything to go by.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cell phone application 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