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FIFA World Cup Prep: Morocco To Cull 30 Lakh Stray Dogs

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18 Jan, 2025

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Human rights and animal welfare activists have expressed outrage about the cruel eradication of thirty lakh stray dogs in Morocco ahead of the country's hosting of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.


Protesters assert that the animals might be put to death in a ruthless "clean-up" effort to improve the appearance of cities for traveling football fans.


According to reports, thousands of stray dogs have already been killed in various locations throughout the country and there are concerns that the number of deaths is rising. 


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According to a report by the Daily Mail, Renowned animal rights activist Jane Goodall has now written to the world football organization to demand that they take immediate action after failing to stop what she describes as "a horrendous act of brutality''.


She also warned them against tainting their reputation as this will go down as a great act of barbarity and suggests that they inform Morocco that their contract to host the world cup will be suspended until they cease the killings. 


In an effort to reveal what it refers to as "Morocco's dark secret," the International Animal Coalition has started a campaign that details the appalling practices used to murder stray dogs.


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They assert that strychnine poisoning, intravenous injections, and baiting are being used on dogs.


According to reports, gunmen kill the animals as they patrol the streets around-the-clock, frequently leaving them injured to suffer in agony.


Other dogs are reportedly forced into vehicles, clamped using clamping equipment, and sent to places where they are brutally murdered.


In the meanwhile, if these practices are not stopped right away, the International Animal Welfare and Protection Coalition warns that up to 30 lakh canines may be slaughtered in the run-up to the 2030 FIFA World Cup.


Although it is illegal in Morocco to cull street dogs, authorities nevertheless kill them while cops do nothing to address the problem.


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After years of supporting animal welfare projects in Morocco, such as successful trap-neuter-vaccinate-release (TNVR) programs, organizations are now encountering difficulties.


Shelter employees are terrified to reintegrate animals into the outside world because death squads are slaughtering canines on the streets.


For their safety, dogs are consequently being housed in facilities that are getting becoming increasingly crowded.


The candidacy for the 2030 World Cup exposes a troubling pattern of putting international reputation ahead of morality.


Repeating Patterns


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However, this isn't the first time a country has used mass brutality to appear more tourist-friendly.


Stray dogs and cats were reportedly culled in Ukraine before the 2012 UEFA Euro Cup, in Russia ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup, and in Beijing during the 2008 Summer Olympics.


The World Society for the Protection of Animals, claims that mass eradication is not only inhumane but also ineffectual.


Long-term vaccination and sterilization programs are the only effective means of managing stray animals. 


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