Mother-to-Be and Pit Bull Rescuer Joins PETA Campaign to Remove Dogfighting Game From Android Marketplace
For Immediate Release:
April 26, 2011
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Norfolk, Va. - Actor Alicia Silverstone has joined PETA's campaign calling on all decent people to speak out against Dog Wars, Kage Games' new app for Android in which players participate in a digital version of dogfighting. Silverstone—along with thousands of other PETA members and supporters—is calling on Google and Kage Games to pull the violent game from the Android Marketplace on the grounds that it promotes an illegal activity in which dogs are starved, beaten, shot, and forced to rip each other to shreds. Dogfighting is a felony offense in all 50 states.
Alicia Silverstone's letter to Google CEO Larry Page follows. For more information, please visit PETA.org.
April 26, 2011
Dear Mr. Page and officials of Kage Games,
When I read about the new game Dog Wars, I couldn't believe my eyes.
As a mom-to-be and someone who has adopted and loved rescued pit bulls, I join PETA's millions of members in imploring you to cancel this game immediately. If one dog dies as a result of this game, you will not forgive yourself.
Sincerely,
Alicia Silverstone