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February 26, 2009
Strange Flavour gives it to the whales!
Our friends at Strange Flavour, the creators of some of our very favorite iPhone games, are taking a stand against illegal whaling by donating all of their proceeds from their games (including the best selling SlotZ Racer and Flick Sports Fishing) from the Japanese iPhone app store, to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
"With Japanese government sponsoring illegal whaling in the Antarctic whale sanctuary, Strange Flavour no longer feel that they can trade in a country where tax money from sales of their games is sponsoring the illegal extermination of endangered species."
“While donating our proceeds from the Japanese App Store is very minor in the scheme of things, we’d like the Japanese government to see that the antics of its illegal whaling industry are both embarrassing Japan and its people and causing it to lose face in a world where modern nations are realising the need to protect the environment and work together to avoid the extinction of critical species."
"We hold our Japanese gamers in the highest respect, so we decided to do this rather than penalise them by removing our games from sale in Japan.” says Aaron Fothergill, Managing Director of Strange Flavour Ltd.
In case you didn't know, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organisation. Their mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world’s oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species.
Magnificent Valour guys!
Posted by Snaggy at February 26, 2009 10:20 PM