Is The Dogfighting App Acceptable? Michael Vick and Humane Society Say No

A new app for the Android is stirring up controversy, and a once unlikely alliance is leading the cause to have the game removed. Dog Wars, a mobile app that is just what it sounds like, has come under heated resistance led by Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick and the Human Society.

A new app for the Android is stirring up controversy, and a once unlikely alliance is leading the cause to have the game removed. Dog Wars, a mobile app that is just what it sounds like, in which users fight dogs, has come under heated resistance led by reformed Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick and the United States Human Society.

Vick, who served time in prison for dogfighting-related charges, has since rehabilitated and spoken around the country educating people on the crime and his mistakes.

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