Barking Mad?!

I have seen some pretty ridiculous things before but I think this beats them all. Many video games have been blamed by the media for making people act violent or engage in some other form or illicit behaviour because they saw it in a video game, but this is something else. Now, the fun innocent virtual pet game 'Nintendogs' has been blamed for making a dog turn violent and attack a nine year old girl!

The incident allegedly occurred when the dog heard a virtual dog barking on the video game and then proceeded to drag the girl by her foot and then bite her face tearing part of her lip off! The lip has now been reattached but the victim's grandmother has seriously said that she wants the game banned. The dog has also now been put down. The owner of the dog has told police that the girl may have kicked the dog and that is why he attacked her.

Is there anything video games can't be blamed for?

Nintendogs: Butter wouldn't melt?

Terrified schoolgirl, 9, has top lip ripped off by dog after it heard barking on her Nintendo DS (Daily Mail)