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Zynga pulls pit bulls from Mafia Wars after complaint
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| Caroline McCarthy
Posted on 05/09/2010 5:57:08 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Virtual meat hooks, flame throwers, and propane bombs are OK, but attack dogs are not: social-gaming behemoth Zynga has removed pit bulls from its roster of virtual weaponry in the Mafia Wars game after a complaint last month on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
PETA's reasoning is that promoting a domestic animal as a weapon will only encourage misunderstanding and abuse of pit bulls, which have been routinely used in illegal dog-fighting activities and are often subject to horrific conditions as their owners attempt to toughen them up. The breed of dog has gotten bad press from a number of human fatalities, which animal rights advocates counter with the argument that the offending canines were mistreated in the first place.
A release Friday from PETA says that it's "sending vegan chocolates to Zynga founder and CEO Mark Pincus to thank him for his compassionate decision."
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: 1namepercustomer; 20usersnamerecord; clownposse; jpb; mafiawars; pitbull; sendintheclowns; zynga
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To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/09/2010 5:58:40 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
To: JoeProBono
Oh for cripes sake! Zynga should have told them to go pound sand.
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posted on
05/09/2010 5:58:55 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("The real death threat is their legislation" Rush Limbaugh, 3/25/10)
To: NonValueAdded
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:01:58 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: NonValueAdded
Oh the irony..bloody street cred just went down to zero due to PETA.
To: GeronL
I’m a proud PETA member...People Eating Tasty Animals...
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:11:21 PM PDT
by
PubliusMM
(RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2013: Change we can look forward to.)
To: PubliusMM
PETA member Emily Lavender, 21, of B.C. had a pie shoved in her face in downtown St. John's Friday. (CBC)
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:14:32 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Chet 99
Always wanted to ping you ...
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:14:59 PM PDT
by
ROTB
(Without a Christian revival, we are government slaves, or attacked from outside during armed revolt.)
To: JoeProBono
Murder, assassinations, arsons, shootouts, Silverback Gorilla’s, robberies... those are fine... but the Pit Bulls cross the line.
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:20:26 PM PDT
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GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
To: GeronL
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:34:09 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:36:19 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
To: ROTB
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:38:53 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Did you talk about my mama?"
Knuckles was a puppy once too!
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:39:58 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
To: JoeProBono
Awww! That nose on that dog looks like my puppy..
To: JoeProBono
Actually, if the eyes were lighter, I would almost think that was my puppy. Wow!
To: JoeProBono
I can still have my hyena, silverback gorilla and howler monkey, right?
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:41:18 PM PDT
by
nina0113
To: nina0113
Sure. You can even have a pet hippo.
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:44:44 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: nina0113
I’m doing quite well with my African Lion. I wonder if they compensated those who had their pit bulls taken away.
Weird stuff.
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posted on
05/09/2010 6:57:30 PM PDT
by
Politicalmom
(A racist is a conservative who is winning an argument with a liberal.-FReeper Freespirited)
To: JoeProBono
Never try to pull a pit bull. You get dirty and the pit bull enjoys it.
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posted on
05/09/2010 7:01:39 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: RichInOC
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posted on
05/09/2010 7:08:43 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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