Overview
- Animal-welfare coalition IAWPC submitted a 91-page dossier to FIFA with photos, videos and testimony alleging widespread killings of stray dogs using poisoning, shootings and mass disposals.
- FIFA says Morocco pledged animal-welfare standards in its 2030 bid and that it is following up with local counterparts while engaging with IAWPC on recommendations.
- Moroccan officials maintain there is no cull and point to a national Trap‑Neuter‑Vaccinate‑Return strategy launched in 2019 and planned legislation to regulate stray management.
- A senior Interior Ministry official previously acknowledged a legal vacuum that leaves municipalities using inconsistent methods, with no current law explicitly banning the killing of strays.
- Public pressure has intensified as outlets cite an alleged kill center near Marrakech and a 2025 ammunition order, and as advocacy groups and figures like Mark Ruffalo call for action and boycotts.