It makes me cry when I think about dogs being tortured and killed. I will never play COD ever again.

Posted by: john | March 23, 2009 01:16 PM

My sister is in PETA, and her favorite part of when i play Call Of Duty 5 is when i get the dogs

just saying

Posted by: rick | March 23, 2009 01:42 PM

Is this a joke? o-O

Posted by: Asap | March 23, 2009 02:09 PM

The use of dogs fits the theme of the game, World War II, and shouldn't be taken out of that context. It is also fictional, no dogs were actually harmed and many studies cannot link aggressive behavior to video game violence. I am able to distinguish between reality and video games, I would never harm a dog in real life. You are also shooting many more simulated humans than dogs. I feel focusing on such things like this weaken the case for animal rights by creating an image of extremism. Animal rights need to be protected, let's focus on the real and not on silliness such as this.

Posted by: Besqule | March 23, 2009 02:10 PM

Yeah, my brother has this game. He got it right when it came out and I watched him play for a while and saw the part where he had to shoot dogs. My brother would never do such a thing in the real world, but some kids might. Good job for those students speaking up!

Posted by: Aneliese | March 23, 2009 02:15 PM

I don't see the problem with this coming from an historical standpoint. The game is a recreation of WWII, and during that war there were platoons of dogs that were used. If they were just throwing dogs in the for "entertainment" that would be a whole other situation. They included them for historical accuracy.

Posted by: Brandon | March 23, 2009 02:54 PM

Yeah but this actually happened in World War II you know? German dogs were trained to kill Allied soldiers and visa versa so I think I'd prefer to kill a vicious dog which is about to tear my throat out than stop and try and pet the thing.

Seriously, you can't rewrite history for your cushy version of the world and Call of Duty is meant to give a realistic experience of World War II so killing dogs in the game is for survival, not joy.

Posted by: Craig | March 23, 2009 03:05 PM

Should we get achievements for petting and walking and playing frisbee with the zombie dogs that just want to tackle us to the ground and eat our faces in Resident Evil 5 or are we allowed to kill dogs assuming they are zombies?

Posted by: John | March 23, 2009 05:34 PM

It is historically accurate to World War II that there were attack dogs. It is in self defense that the player kills the dog. In real life if an attack dog was coming towards you the chances you'd just stand there and let it happen are zero.

I also find it bizarre how you take issue with the dog killing but not with the fact that you kill hundreds of Nazi soldiers who happen to be human.

Posted by: kylo4 | March 23, 2009 05:44 PM

"Killing dogs as a form of entertainment … over and over again. That's one of the objects of the game". No, it's not. The object of the game is to kill people from various corners of the globe over and over again. Dogs are only killed in the game when they try to rip your throat out. Get your story strait.

WWII sucked, and lots of horrific things happened to all walks of life. To sugar coat the horrors of war by leaving out the offensive bits is a slap in the face to those who fought for our freedom.

Posted by: Joel | March 23, 2009 06:16 PM

It is just amazing what the world is like now. I could only imagine what the next game is going to be if nobody does anything. And I am the video game freak!!!

Posted by: Nick | March 23, 2009 06:45 PM

I've got a question: What's worse? Being attacked by a trained and starved killing dog and not doing anything about it, feeling your throat ripped out, the pain of being clawed and bitten to death, the knowledge that if you had just shot that dog you would have lived another day or two?

Or maybe shooting a dog that is trained to kill you in order to defend your own life is the most barbaric thing you can think of?

I personally think the former is more terrible. The people who are training these dogs are in the wrong because they're the ones who are creating death machines made of dog flesh. The fact remains, you are defending your own life in the middle of a war in which tons of people are trying to kill you. IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION OF THINKING ABOUT LETTING THAT DOG LIVE! If one of these dogs is baring down on you, I'm pretty sure you'd think it's best to save your own life and remove this pitiful creature's tortured existence from this earth.

Now. Who's wrong when you think about it in a more sensible view? The one defending his life, or the one sicking the dogs on him?

I thought so. Since this is a video game based on a real war in which real dogs attacked real soldiers, you're attacking the wrong people.

Posted by: Antelieris | March 23, 2009 07:11 PM

People. It's a game. No actual animals are being hurt, get it? Why are people overreacting when animals are being killed for fun, yet it's okay to have a highscore based on how well you kill people in games such as Unreal Tournament or Counter Strike or any other first person shooter for that matter? It makes no sense to rage over something as ridiculous as this. It's a game, get over it.

Posted by: Andrei | March 23, 2009 07:16 PM

Activision is a pretty cool guy, eh kills dogs and doesnt afraid of anything

Posted by: lol | March 23, 2009 07:20 PM

There is nothing wrong with the use of dogs in Call of Duty: World at War. It is based in World War II and dogs WERE used in the war. So would PETA want to censor history. Why doesn't PETA be concerned with the human related cruelty that took place in World War II. Also the game is rated M for Mature and you must be 17 to play it so if its in kids hands then that is the fault of the parents not Activision. Also countless studies have proven that there is no link between game violence and real world violence. Do you believe that if you saw a dog being killed in a movie you would get the sudden urge to go murder a dog?

Posted by: Alex | March 23, 2009 07:35 PM

Did you know that in Fallout 3, you encounter a dog affectionately named Dogmeat that will follow you around and kill enemies for you? You also kill a lot of "Vicious Dogs," which are aggressive strays, during the course of the game as you wander the Wasteland. You also have to kill RadRoaches (giant cockroaches), RadScorpions (giant scorpions), Molerats, etc. Are insects or ugly mammals covered under PETA's protection?

There are plenty of games in which you kill animals. How does PETA choose which games to rally against? Why is killing Nazi attack dogs any more offensive than killing animals in other games?

Posted by: Saria the Cat | March 23, 2009 07:36 PM

You undermine your own cause, when you choose to speak up about trivial nonsense, like protesting the treatment of fake dogs in a video game.

Unless the developers shot real dogs in order to get the sound effects and graphics right, I really don't see the problem here.

Attack dogs were a reality of WW2, and thus, were included.

I can sympathize with PETA's ultimate stated goal, which is supposed to be the ethical treatment of animals (though I suspect my definition of ethical treatment is a bit more liberal than yours), but goofy publicity stunts like this, and your "Cooking Mama" mock-game last year, just make your cause look extreme and silly to anyone who isn't already a member of the PETA choir.

- Scott

Posted by: Shakes | March 23, 2009 07:48 PM

I love animals and I defintely LOVE AND ADORE PETA. But call of duty people simply put in the dogs to be more historically accurate. Dogs were used in excess amount by both the allies and axis during wwii. I, along with a thousand more, play call of duty and after shooting dogs in a video game I'm not gonna go on a rampage stabbing dogs with a knife.

Posted by: Akool | March 23, 2009 07:56 PM

Oh,i forgot to say.

Brenna Lucci said:

"Parents need to know what they are buying their kids. Killing animals should not be a form of entertainment."

Did she even read the box of the game?

You know,where it is written

Rated M,for Mature (17+ Years)

Another good point i forgot:The article whine about the game forcing players to kill dogs,but talks nothing about who did that in real life.

This is hilarious.

Posted by: Luiz Guilherme | March 23, 2009 08:42 PM

We should protest Duck Hunt too. You can shoot ducks in the game.

Posted by: ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER | March 23, 2009 08:58 PM

all i can say to this is just wow

Posted by: annon | March 23, 2009 09:09 PM

wow. its just a game. a game about war would be pretty dumb having you pet dogs

Posted by: hunter | March 23, 2009 09:11 PM

In Rome, Total War, you can set light to Pigs and charge them towards the enemy.

Do you know why this is?

Because it was a tactic the Romans actually used to scare Carthaginian Elephant cavalry, the Elephants were terrified by it.

Whilst I do, in certain areas, agree with some of PETA's ideals, it needs to be careful to tell the difference between 'cruelty' and 'historical accuracy'.

You cannot simply attempt to re-write history because it offends your sensibilities, and it's made all the more ridiculous because this is computer-generated on-screen imagery. No animals were harmed in the making, or playing, of COD.

When PETA is against needlessly wearing Furs etc, I'm in support of them, when they start complaining about things that aren't even real, it's like saying that LoTR was 'cruel to wargs', animals that don't even exist, and I despair, because what started as a good intention has turned into nothing but hand-wringing and attention seeking.

Once you've saved every real animal on the planet, maybe you can look at the virtual ones, but until that point, please try to keep your priorities in order.

Posted by: Peter | March 23, 2009 10:16 PM

Uhh.. Its a Video Game, No real dogs were harmed in its makeing... Durr...

Posted by: Ssharp | March 23, 2009 11:07 PM

resident evil did the same kinda thing, no ? i cant recall what version exactly, but i do recall a "level" where zombie-esk dogs came at you and you needed to shoot them/some in order to pass and get to the next level.

im just thinking they should target all the games that do this, because im sure theres more then these two

Posted by: carly | March 23, 2009 11:50 PM

I do not feel that this is a case that warrants protests. The simulated dogs in this video game are dogs that have been trained to attack and kill humans. In our world dogs that bite and attack people are usually put down. It is natural that in the setting of the game, a World War 2 game, that the soldiers would shoot to kill the dogs that are trained to tear out their throats.

You can kill dogs in other video games, for instance World of Warcraft.

Posted by: Ryan | March 24, 2009 02:17 AM

In the game, you only kill the dogs when they are trying to kill you. Surely killing animals in self-defense is ok?

Posted by: David | March 24, 2009 04:22 AM

Where was PETA when Watchmen premiered in which two dogs that belonged to a criminal were thrown though a window, dead? I don't remember PETA calling for Watchmen to be pulled or anything.

Posted by: Pepsi One is Fun | March 24, 2009 06:02 AM

Given the context of the game regardless of historical authenticity the dogs in question are psychotically violent and cannot be distracted or reasoned with they cannot be avoided either.

Your options are limited to either dieing or killing the dog. Irregardless of the rights of either being the only option for any logical thinking rational creature is to put the poor dog out of its misery.

Posted by: LimaBravo | March 24, 2009 07:35 AM

Alright it's not bad when you kill hundreds of Japanese and Russians.
But it is bad when you kill a few dogs.
Also it's a game and not reality.
People that kill dogs in real life because they played COD5 are creazy

Posted by: sandor | March 24, 2009 09:54 AM

This is where PETA gets off track and loses people.
These games are a harmless outlet for people. Censorship would only increase violence towards real animals.

Posted by: Brad | March 24, 2009 10:30 AM

Oh I certainly think Duck Hunt and all those "Big Game Hunter" things should be protested.

But not history.

Posted by: Brad | March 24, 2009 10:36 AM

It's really awesome that the kids at the Academy of Notre Dame are speaking out against Activision!

Posted by: Jojo | March 24, 2009 11:53 AM

It is just a game, not reality. If you want to censor that then shouldn't you also censor the millions of other things you have to shoot and kill? Therefore, you would have no game at all. I am a huge dog lover and animal lover to but I know the difference between real and fake. I loved "Duck Hunt" as a kid and I HATE hunting in real life but the game was fun. I also love a game called Chicken Shoot on the Wii but I would never think of shooting a real chicken. I think time would be better spent protesting something more important.

Posted by: Mandy | March 24, 2009 12:05 PM

Oh Heavens! They're shooting dogs in a game based on WW2? You'll be telling me that they're shooting humans next - OH WAIT.

Attack dogs where used in WW2. If the game is based on WW2 then I don't see why there's a problem with the player fighting attack dogs. Said dogs tried to rip enemies throats out. Would you try to pet a dog when it was trying to eat your insides? Didn't think so. Now do something worthwhile rather than jump on useless bandwagons.

Posted by: Egg | March 24, 2009 12:36 PM

Warning parents about letting their children play games that encourage inflicting harm to animals is fine, as long as they let them continue to play with the claymores in the backyard! Let's look at this in a realistic manner. If you were really afraid about video games influencing children, wouldn't you be more concerned about the sniper tactics introduced in the game rather than the cruelty to animals. Does anyone realize the whole point to getting the dogs perk is you have to kill 7 people without dying?

I also think it is only fair to bring up the controversy with the arcade game, Whack-A-Mole as well. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

I agree with the above statement, commenting on these frivolous issues only encourages people to ignore you in the future.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 24, 2009 02:44 PM

it's just a game get over it

Posted by: frank | March 24, 2009 04:08 PM

You people would have your time better spent helping real animals in the world then trying to save virtual killer dogs.

Posted by: Mike | March 24, 2009 05:30 PM

This is a joke, right? Militaries and police have used dogs for offensive purposes for centuries; they were included to increase the realism. If you really want to do something about nazi attack dogs, how about building a time machine and telling Hitler not to use dogs?

I know many people that have played this game, and not one of them has exhibited any sort of violent behavior towards animals.

Posted by: uuu | March 24, 2009 05:48 PM

Yeah everyone who thinks this is some attack on dogs is really taking it out of context. First of all, ITS A GAME. Second of all, World War II was a horrible place to be in and the developer thought it would help the atmosphere of WW II and considering attack dogs were used, it seems all right. And as other people have said, if your going to get all weird about killing dogs, then why aren't you criticizing the fact that you can use a flamethrower on Japanese fighters, or sniping Germans in the head?

Posted by: Sean | March 24, 2009 07:23 PM

This is sad. Out of all the things you could have complained about you complain about virtual attack dogs being killed. First off human life is more important than animals. While that may sound cruel it's true. Second this is actually a real occurrence in history and is not a main part of the game. In up to 24 hours of playing you might not even see a dog released let alone kill one. Saying that it is a major part of the game is false. Third it is only a video game and not real life. There is no connection between killing attack dogs in a game and killing normal dogs with no malicious intent in real life. Plus killing animals in real life is something not easily done. Finally there are many worse things to complain about in the media on animal cruelty and it seems strange that the topic has just come up when there have been plenty of other games which have included killing dogs. The recent movie Watchmen seems to have a lot more animal cruelty than COD:WAW. Namely seeing a dog with its head cleaved open by a main character. Also killing dogs was found in The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Fallout 3(you could kill Dogmeat), Call of Duty 4, Wolfenstein 3D, in Bioshock there were plenty of dead cats, Resident Evil 5, Stalker :Shadow of Chernobyl, Stalker:Clear Sky, and many more. Why would it be this one game that spikes such interest? Again this is a complaint that shows just how sad our world has become when we must censor everything because something is always offensive to someone.

Posted by: xMrAx | March 24, 2009 09:13 PM

I support you 100%, but some of the things we talk about seem really stupid to some people, especially when we enter the world of games. This causes people to make fascist jokes, which become popular with people, and potential supporters are more likely to be lost.

I also think that when we make games for our cause, we need to make up our own stories, rather than steal characters, mechanics, etc. from companies like Nintendo and Majesco. This, again, angers unintelligent, fascist fans of the respective games and makes them spread their hate and reduce our popularity.
The bottom line: Let's try to stay out of pop culture, that's where the stupid people are.

By the way, I think the Sea Kitten campaign is counter-productive. It's making people think we're stupid, and, again, they make fascist jokes and reduce our popularity.

Posted by: Jacob | March 24, 2009 09:18 PM

ok here's a few things i've lerned playing that game, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOOT THE DOGS OR KILL THEM! For example on the map Makin or Day Makin there's a little sniper tower, and the only way up there is to clime a latter, just go up there and shoot the enamy team, unless your stupid and try sniping dogs, if you just go up there to snipe dogs you've got problems.

Posted by: bob | March 24, 2009 10:01 PM

I find this hard to understand.
Not because its poorly written but because this is truly one of the most ridiculous blogs I've ever witnessed.

I find the majority of your protests ridiculous, however this truly takes the biscuit for me.
I'm not an animal hater and I don't like animal cruelty but... I've killed thousands of these attack dogs, and I still love Alsatians.

Posted by: Chris | March 24, 2009 10:39 PM

When it comes to a video game, yeah there are some idiots out there that actually act out the game or certain parts. These are the morons. It is just a game and unless the person is stupid enough to re-enact it, they shouldn't be allowed to play it.

Posted by: Denise | March 24, 2009 11:25 PM

This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. "That's one of the objects of the game."? That's one of the most ludicrous, uninformed statements I've ever heard. In pursuit of realism, Treyarch and Activision included attack dogs as a viable option of attack and an adversary to be defended against. Attack dogs were widely used by all factions throughout World War II. PETA, please get your damn facts straight.

Posted by: J | March 24, 2009 11:37 PM

Killing the dogs is in self-defense as it was back during the war. Also videogames do not affect the behavior of the players- no one will stab a REAL dog because of a videogame. It is a virtual dog . Do not even try to tell me that programs have rights. PS COD4 had dog killing too.

Posted by: gamer89 | March 25, 2009 12:39 AM

i just wonder one simple thing... they are protesting for killing VIRTUAL DOGS. so what are they trying to say? Save the DOGS, KILL THE HUMANS? can someone clarify that for me?

Posted by: Miguel | March 25, 2009 02:11 AM

Shouldn't effort be put into the Pornographic Flash Cartoon called Happy Tree Friends. Then a video game of Historical Accuracy.

I heard WW II Stories of a German Dog which needed 8 slugs from a .45 to kill the dog since it repeatedly attacked and almost killed a US Army soldier.

Call of Duty is one of few games which is Historically Accurate.

Ban the Pornographic Flash Cartoon Happy Tree Friends.

Posted by: Charles | March 25, 2009 04:08 AM

wow, its just a game and "post Mike Vick world" come on! Vick was hosting dog fights.....oh not to mention those dogs were real. in the WWII era dogs were used to hunt down the oppostion, just how they are used in the game. The game doesn't promote killing dogs or hurting them, it is giving the player realism for the time period. the people that are complaining about this need to get a life and look after the animals that are....well....alive!

Posted by: Tim | March 25, 2009 10:29 AM

That is terrible! they need to take that off the market!
Since my brother has been playing war games for the last 2 years he has gotten more and more violent and has started cursing, stealing my stepfathers ciggerates to smoke and sneaking beers. Did I mention he's 12? Almost 13. These games have such negative influences on the youth and they really need to be regulated and the FCC needs to do something!!

Posted by: Amber Falobas | March 25, 2009 10:29 AM

Dont take this the wrong way i am all about animals rights and them being treated the same way you would treat another humanbeing, but come on there is a big difference between shooting a dog in a VIDEO GAME and real life. If they were really out there in a field shooting dogs then i could understand the outrage but they are not. My husband and i both play the game and we own a dog a cat and a bearded dragon. And none of our pets are miss treated. They are treated the same as our 2 children. If you want to get mad over something get mad about the man in new york that chained his pit bull to the back of his bike and drug it on its chest and left a trail of blood a quater mile long. That is something to raise the anger scale. thanks for letting me be the voice of the cod fans.

Posted by: lindy | March 25, 2009 10:48 AM

The only time I think it's ever acceptable to use force against an animal is in a life-or-death situation. And although this is only a video game, dogs were trained to kill during WWII. The makers were simply going for historical accuracy.

Posted by: shannon | March 25, 2009 11:22 AM

Amber, while I think that it is unfortunate that your brother has fallen into that path, I find it very hard to believe that it came from war video games. They do not need to be "taken off the market". My brother has been playing war games since he was your brother's age and he is now in his third year of college as a pre-med student and very smart and responsible. I think that everyone is too quick to blame the easy instead of trying to find where the problem really lies. I'm not a big video gamer but as a teacher, I've seen to many parent's trying to blame children's problems on things like the tv, internet and of course video games. I don't think that's the problem.

Posted by: Mandy | March 25, 2009 12:30 PM

Reading the comments by all the xbox boys and whatever...you guys are all missing the point here.

Posted by: Aneliese | March 25, 2009 01:27 PM

I think the post by "Mandy" is priceless.

Apparently you didn't actually read the comments by those "xbox boys". There was more truth to any of their comments than what the OP was trying to call, an outrage.

I am a huge fan of animal rights. I was raised in a place where hunting is taught at a very young age. Does this mean I am walking around kicking dogs and lighting cats on fire? Hell no.
You are basically saying that Activision Blizzard condone that type of behavior in real world situations. And believe me if it were a matter of life and death then yes I would save my own life. Also before you judge me, I was put in that situation, but luckily for me it didn't come down to anyone or anything losing its life.

The point that most of the "boys" are making is that you should choose your battles. This isn't one you should have chosen. In my opinion, your argument has no merit whatsoever. There are time when one should stand up for the unfair treatment of animals.

If this post would have been about you noticing someone abusing animals and you did something about it, then yes you should absolutely be praised for that. The world needs more people like that. This argument, to just 'flex your e-muscles' is in no way accurate or needed.

Thank you and good day.

Posted by: Xbox Boy | March 25, 2009 03:34 PM

It makes me sad that students would even bother to protest over something like this.

Historical accuracy is not the same as killing dogs for entertainment. "Call of Duty's Violence Against Dogs"?
Give me a break.

In the game itself, nobody is forcing you to kill the dogs. If a dog that is trained to kill jumps onto you, would you not fight back? It's the same story in the game. Treyarch and Infinity Ward are well known for striving towards historical accuracy, and here we are today, with students protesting over something in a video game that has actually happened in the past.

Posted by: Truth | March 25, 2009 03:46 PM

Virtual animal lives?

Posted by: Luiz Guilherme | March 25, 2009 03:57 PM

wow how terrible

Posted by: jill | March 25, 2009 04:44 PM

@Jacob
If pointing out that there is already a catfish which makes the sea kitten campaign moot fascist then I'm sorry.

Also its not because your making fun of pop culture hobbies its that elitest attitude some PETA members give out like yourself that turns people off to joining PETA.

Posted by: Pepsi One is Fun | March 25, 2009 05:25 PM

This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. It's a game people come on, people aren't going to actually start killing dogs once they play this game otherwise they would also have started killing people. Also, would you rather get killed by a dog or kill a dog? I'd go for the latter. This game might also stop people from doing violent acts against actual dogs and just do it on fake dogs. PETA isn't going to win this argument. Just look up attorney Jack Thompson and you'll know what I mean.

Posted by: NightCruise | March 25, 2009 05:47 PM

You know what why dont you protest on real animal crulity then video games come on. Has there been any dogs or animals killed from call of duty 5? In the the ww 2 days they used dogs for perpers just like in this game that is way they have dogs in this game and it is based on ww 2 isenent? And its a video game and it is self deafence in the game because the dogs atacted you first so you have to knife them. >:|

Posted by: NAGY | March 25, 2009 09:59 PM

Micheal Vick play this game yet? Just wondering

Posted by: BURNS | March 26, 2009 12:17 AM

Tim,

Why is your 12 year old brother playing 17+ "mature" video games? Seems like a parenting problem to me.
That's the problem...people always looking to point the finger. Also, I killed a bat in "Star Wars Lego". Sure hope i don't go out and kill real bats w/ my light saber.

Posted by: mike | March 26, 2009 08:21 AM

i would love to beat the living shit out of those men. see their blood spil on the ice and screaming in agony

Posted by: Heidi | March 26, 2009 09:00 AM

Easy Heidi, I think you may be on the wrong post. Or at least I hope you are.

Posted by: Kurt K | March 26, 2009 03:44 PM

I think it is very disturbing that anyone finds pretending to shoot dogs or people entertaining. Violence in video games is a very bad idea!

Posted by: Sarah | March 30, 2009 02:54 PM

Then you won't mind if I watch the violence in movies or read the violence in books then?

Posted by: Pepsi One is Fun | March 30, 2009 05:15 PM

Seriously. This BS is out of hand. I am vegan and I play video games. I am vegan for the sole reason of animal rights.

But seriously though. This is a video game. NO living, breathing , loving animal died for this game. This is FAKE. I used to be a PETA supporter, but lately some of the bullshit you guys pull is just absurd.

I think we should focus out energy and efforts on something that REALLY MATTERS.

Like, REALITY!!

Let's pull out heads out of our bums for a second and realize that there are real murders, torture, starvation, neglect, etc. going on in this world. They are unrelated to this video game.

You're not saving lives by pissing around with FICTIONAL ANIMATED VIDEO GAMES. I think we should focus on real life.

Call Of Duty depicts what happens in WAR, this is what the game is about. You cannot have war without tragedy.

Posted by: nomand | March 31, 2009 07:03 PM

Wow, PETA...... amazing..... the only problem with those that act out in violence outside of playing games is because of bad parenting or them not being able to discern between reality and fiction, or in this case history.... Do something worth while, not cry because some pixels get killed! This is exactly why you lose support, because you protest things that have very little impact on the world, and wish to make a big deal out of it....

Posted by: Fusion | April 3, 2009 03:39 AM

okay ill admit that when you continuously get killed by dogs in multiplayer, you tend to get pissed. Do you know what i do? i turn off the game, take a deep breath, and go upstairs to play with my real labrador.

Posted by: Alex112 Spartan | April 5, 2009 12:47 PM

The dogs killed me 5 times last night and it mad me very angry I am going to yell at the next dog i see IRL

Posted by: HP | April 17, 2009 04:33 PM

how stupid can people be? who cares if dogs are in a GAME, just shut up and deal with it

Posted by: matt | April 27, 2009 05:28 PM

I think it is sad that some humans care more about the killing of another species than of their own kind. Do you see lions eating each other, because they don't want to hurt a zebra?

Posted by: Alex | May 4, 2009 01:03 AM

This is seriously going way too far, its a game!! Get that through your fn minds that no real dogs are actually getting killed. PETA is just wasting their time and breathe, as if we would frisbees and leashes for a SHOOTER game!

Posted by: Laura | May 8, 2009 03:03 PM

call of duty is cool especially when the dogs come.but its only game. if they were real that would suck. me my self i have to dogs i would hate if anything happened to them.ITS ONLY A GAME

Posted by: call of duty | May 14, 2009 09:34 PM

wow.....really? its a videogame people...you act as though real dogs are being killed :/

maybe he game makers should put a "no dogs were harmed in the making of this game" huh? losers..

Posted by: Rafe | May 19, 2009 08:26 AM

Oh no, we're killing animated mutts that are trying to rip our throats out. Oh gee, we're such bad people. Give me a break, worse things then killing dogs trained to kill you has happened. Maybe instead of crying and complaining about a GAME you could go out and help the people who actually save dogs? I find this idiocy in a lot of people "Oh they killed an animated dog." As pointed out in the above comments (somewhere up there) the use of killing attack dogs in the game is meant to fit the World War II theme in which the Nazi's actually used attack dogs. Would you prefer to see the Concetration Camps and play as one of the Jews who eventually end up dying? or Would you rather play as a hero, who is wiping out the Nazi's in order to save the day? People these days...

Posted by: Eclipse | July 21, 2009 09:37 AM

PETA strikes again.

Posted by: George | July 22, 2009 03:05 AM

someone should make a game where you're a dog attacking furriers or something
Just an Idea
Seriously peta that would actually be cool!
have YOU thought of making video games?
please (if you do) put foxes in them

Posted by: Hyou | July 25, 2009 01:14 AM

Great idea, but will this work over the long run?

Posted by: Aion Vor | July 28, 2009 03:09 PM

If you don't like the game or the dog part then its pretty damn simple, DON'T PLAY IT. I think people are smart enough to tell when they're in a video game and when they're not. If there was a bunch of dogs running around trying to rip peoples throats out then I think I would help the people instead of worrying about animal rights. Maybe you freaks don't mind dying for the rights of an animal but I think the rest of the world does.

Posted by: willy | July 29, 2009 12:28 PM

that's the same argument as saying if you play violent video games or watch violence on television programs you're going to go out and kill people, give me a break! why then is PETA not also concern about depiction of "Russians" or "Germans" or "Arabs" because in the game they are portrait as enemies? What about shooting people in the head is that less barbaric than killing a "fictional" dog?

Posted by: O RLY | August 17, 2009 08:03 PM

Lol, Peta started of with a decent cause and now it has come to this, protesting shooting virtual nazi attack dogs in a realistic WW2 game, but it totally makes sense! theres no problem with executing Nazi POWs and setting imperial japenese soldiers ablaze, but as soon as you shoot a vicious attack dog thats trying to rip out your throat, then its a travesty, Peta has bassicaly just gone and made a big mockery of themselves

Posted by: Calvin IV | August 23, 2009 03:38 AM

What have you been smoking? I dont know if you have noticed but this is a game and therefore didnt use any real dogs in the game. There is also shooting of people in the game but no one died in the making of the game. Get a life and stop looking for things to moan about!

Posted by: Jim | September 10, 2009 10:54 PM

So let me get this straight. Blowing humans away and blowing their legs off? That's perfectly okay. But shooting a dog? No that's got to go.

And also this is fictional. If you want to fix anything fix the human killing first. I don't think they should but if you're going to "fix" anything fix that.

Posted by: Jack | September 30, 2009 03:09 PM

Virtual dogs aren't animals, they are just a combination of signals as with all other technology. And I can't imagine why it's better to kill humans than animals.

Posted by: Torkel | October 13, 2009 03:31 AM

This is stupid. Attacking COD for having something that was historically accurate in it. Changing history for the purpose of pacifying a the masses of animal lovers. I am an animal lover, I refuse to run over a dead animal in the road. But this is a little extreme, I am also a COD player, and I don't like killing the dogs, but I do it because I know I'm not going outside and look for a dog to kill. A person should be allowed to make the choice, if you can't stomach the killing of dogs in this game, then don't play it. But don't deprive those who do enjoy playing it of their right to play it as well. Also, parents should watch what they buy their children.

Posted by: Brandi Schultz | October 21, 2009 01:49 PM

"My brother would never do such a thing in the real world, but some kids might. Good job for those students speaking up!"

Give me a break! You really think that someone is going to play this game. Be attacked by a dog and kill said dog, then turn around and go kill dogs in the real world just cause they did it in a game?

Wow...seriously WOW. Why does everyone assume children are idiots and cant see the difference between video games and the real world? Have their insane kids parents not taught them right from wrong? If kids are running around murdering dogs then maybe the parents should take some classes in how not to be terrible.

Since this article was posted in March and the dog murder simulator "World at War" came out over a year ago and there hasnt been a spree of dog murder Im going to go out on a limb and say this article is fear mongering nonsense just as expected.

Posted by: Joe Astor | November 14, 2009 01:17 PM

see, whats funny is you people dont stop to realize ITS JUST A GAME. you all sicken me.

Posted by: Jared H. | November 15, 2009 03:53 PM

This is ridiculous. You all need to calm down. My son plays this game all the time and it is just a happy medium for him to safely take out his stress. If it weren't for video games kids, would be experimenting on real-life animals. And we don't want that do we...

Posted by: Pao | November 15, 2009 08:44 PM