Utah Family Reunited With Dog Found In California After 8 Months
It’s been eight months since Sharalyn Cooper has seen Fadidle, her 2-year-old miniature Pinscher, but on Saturday, she held the tiny animal, with its “bat ears” quivering, to her chest and cried. The two were reunited at Utah’s Salt Lake International Airport after the dog turned up in San Diego, California. “It’s wonderful,” she said, […]
PETA Supporters Hack “Dog Wars” Phone App
It’s a phone app that has dog lovers up in arms. And now some PETA supporters have taken matters into their own hands by hijacking the game. The dog fighting app for the Android smartphone called “Dog Wars” is a sick game where users can fight their dogs against other virtual dogs. Celebrities like Alicia […]
Qualcomm Explores A “Growling” New Market: Finding Your Lost Dog
Qualcomm. You’ve probably heard of them. Chances are pretty solid that you’ve got a bit of Qualcomm in your pocket right now — if you’ve got any recent, popular Android phone in there, that is. Well now Qualcomm is exploring a totally new market: building rechargeable GPS collars that help you track down your lost […]
Controversial Dog Fighting App Is Back
A controversial Android app that takes users into the bloody underground world of dog fighting is back on the market — and getting ready to release an update the game’s developer calls “the biggest yet.” In the game, players raise and train a virtual dog to become a killer, mauling other dogs in matches and […]
Two Microchipped California Dogs Return Home After Four Years Lost
Although dog owner Victor Garcia thought his two beloved dogs, Hobo and Tedo, were lost forever, microchips brought them both home after they had been missing for four years. Hobo, a male Dachshund, and Tedo, a brindle Shepherd mix, were playing in the backyard of Garcia’s North Long Beach, California home in April 2007 when […]
New iPhone App Lets You Download Your Own Virtual Dog
Does your child want a dog but not ready for the responsibility of taking of care of one? Then why not download one on your iPhone. Thanks to podotree you can now download your very own Cube Dog on your iOS devices. What sets this virtual pet game apart is the ability to customize your […]
Tell Google to Block Dog Fighting App
By Stephanie Feldstein For Change.Org Earlier this week, in a Senate hearing about smartphone privacy with top representatives from Google and Apple, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) asked, “Would you allow an app that offered specific directions on how to cook methamphetamine?” Alan Davidson, head of public policy for Google, responded, “It would be fairly fact […]
Dog Wars Android App Is Back, Renamed KG Dogfighting
The controversial Dog Wars app has been renamed KG Dogfighting and is back up on the Android Marketplace. The site says it was updated Saturday two days after the head of the Los Angeles police union urged Google to permanently pull the virtual dogfighting game app from its phone app marketplace. In the letter sent […]
Free iPhone PETA App Counters Controversial 'Dog Wars' Game
Animal rights organization PETA has released a free iPhone app in response to the polarizing Android app “Dog Wars,” a mobile game featuring simulated dogfights. PETA’s app promotes activism, encourages donations and awards participation with points and badges. The app also provides users with “action alerts,” which inform users about PETA’s current petitions and campaigns. […]