Morocco culls dogs for FIFA 2030.

In preparation for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal, the Moroccan government has launched a horrific campaign to cull up to three million stray dogs.

This involves:

• Poisoning: Dogs are poisoned with strychnine, either by direct injection or through contaminated food.
• Mass Shootings: Government-mandated gunmen patrol day and night, shooting dogs indiscriminately. Many suffer slow, agonizing deaths, and their bodies are often left to decompose.
• Barbaric Traps: Dogs are trapped in cruel clamps and thrown into trucks, destined for “fake dispensaries” where they are burned alive in incinerators or dumped in mass graves. Many are not dead when buried.

This violence is occurring in public, witnessed by children, citizens, and tourists. The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has expressed concern about the harmful effects of children being exposed to such violence. On September 18th, 2023, they issued General Comment 26, stating: “Children must be protected from all forms of physical and psychological violence and from exposure to violence, such as domestic violence and violence inflicted on animals.”

FIFA must be aware of this cruelty and and cannot remain silent!

OIPA is calling on FIFA to publicly condemn Morocco’s actions, investigate and demand an end to the dog killings threatening to withdraw Morocco’s co-hosting rights for the World Cup. (Read our letter : 2030 FIFA World Cup_OIPA Appeal January 2025)

Demand an end to the killings! Send your protest email and urge FIFA and the Moroccan Government to act NOW

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