More than 50,000 people from over 22 countries have united in protest against Morocco’s controversial draft animal law, in what campaigners say is the largest ever international mobilisation for dogs in the region.
القتل الجماعي لابسين ليه لباس ديال الرفق – الـNSPCA كينتاقض مشروع القانون ديال المغرب على الحيوانات الشاردة
Un massacre déguisé en bien-être – la NSPCA dénonce le projet de loi marocain sur les animaux errants
The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA), South Africa, expresses with grave concern the recent publication of Morocco’s Draft Law No. 19-25 entitled “Concerning the Protection of Stray Animals and the Prevention of Their Dangers.”
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A selection of this week’s global media coverage for the campaign
With local media reporting on plans to build 130 mass dog-control centres across Morocco, animal welfare groups are warning the so-called Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate and Release (TNVR) facilities, are being seen by many of the Moroccan public, as the new covert killing stations, designed to eliminate free-roaming dogs ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
The heartbroken daughter of a woman who died after being scratched by a stray puppy while on holiday in Morocco has spoken of her mission to save lives, both human and canine, by joining a global vaccination campaign in her mother’s memory.
Animal protection groups have warned that Morocco’s newly proposed animal welfare law will be seen as nothing more than a “political sham” which will be condemned unless it brings about an immediate end to the country’s widespread and brutal street dog killings.
A woman has told of the horrifying moment her elderly dog was violently captured and dragged along a beach by street dog catchers, in what she believes was a targeted act of intimidation because of her animal welfare activism.
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