Android Dogfighting App Back in the Spotlight

by Stephanie Feldstein · 2011-08-31 08:32:00 UTC
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More than 42,000 people have joined a viral campaign on Change.org calling on Google to remove KG Dogfighting, a dogfighting game created by Kage Games, LLC, from the Android Market.

In recent weeks, several news outlets had mistakenly reported that Google had removed the app amid public outcry and it was just re-released. The unfortunate truth is that the game only went on a brief hiatus back in April over a name copyright issue. But once it was re-released within days as "KG Dogfighting," it stuck around, and Google has yet to weigh in on the controversy.

Robert Pregulman, author of the Seattle DogSpot blog and the campaign on Change.org, said, "Contrary to media reports, Google never removed any version of KG Dogfighting from the Android Market. The patience of dog lovers waiting for Google to take this cruel game off the market is running out fast.”

This week, the campaign has re-ignited the debate over the dogfighting app in several news outlets, including L.A. Times, San Francisco Business Times, SF Weekly, and  Animal Planet's blog.

In a Senate hearing in May, Google’s Alan Davidson stated “Apps that are unlawful or directly related to unlawful activity, we do take those down.” Activists have called on Mr. Davidson to review KG Dogfighting, but he has not responded to further inquiry from consumers or the press.

KG Dogfighting has been condemned by law enforcement officials and animal advocates alike. “KG Dogfighting is in effect a cyber training manual for the illegal enterprise of dogfighting,” said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States. “We must exhibit a zero-tolerance policy for this barbaric practice, which we are working so hard to uproot from our communities.”

The dogfighting app was never taken off the market ... but it should have been. Join the campaign calling on Google to shut down KG Dogfighting.

Image: KG Dogfighting Screen Shot

Stephanie Feldstein is a Change.org Editor who has been part of the animal welfare and rescue community for over a decade, and most recently worked for an environmental organization.

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