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Our Scottish chairman Les Ward MBE urges Scots football fans to celebrate World Cup victory by supporting the Morocco World Cup dogs

Les Ward MBE, 74, from Edinburgh, says he is “bursting with pride” after Scotland booked their place at the World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico.

But the veteran campaigner, who received his MBE for services to animal welfare from the late Queen, says the joy and image of the beautiful game is being overshadowed by a brutal crisis unfolding thousands of miles away, in preparation for another FIFA World Cup tournament in 2030.

FIFA and IAWPC submit revised animal welfare law to Moroccan government

FIFA has confirmed that, in partnership with the International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC), it has helped with the submission of a revised version of Morocco’s Draft Law 19.25 to the Moroccan government for consideration, a key step in efforts to stop the mass authority killing of free roaming dogs ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

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