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Gianni Infantino is facing an unprecedented revolt from European football leaders amid accusations elsewhere that the crisis engulfing FIFA extends far beyond the boardroom to the bloodstained streets of Morocco. UEFA has declared that the trust required to serve as FIFA president has been “broken” and called for new leadership at the scandal-hit governing body. The explosive intervention follows an aborted attempt to sell an interest in the FIFA World Cup to outside investors through the controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise project. But animal welfare campaigners say the row is only the latest example of an organisation operating without sufficient transparency or accountability under Infantino’s leadership. The International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC) says hundreds of thousands of street and owned dogs are still being brutally killed every year in Morocco, one of the countries chosen by FIFA to host the 2030 World Cup. The Coalition fears that as many as three million dogs could ultimately be massacred as the country prepares to stage the tournament alongside Spain and Portugal. The Coalition says dogs continue to be violently shot, poisoned, beaten, brutally captured and taken to overcrowded pounds and killing facilities, despite FIFA being supplied with an extensive library of evidence documenting all this cruelty. The killings and round-ups are also frequently witnessed by children, leaving some deeply traumatised, according to campaigners. All this violence and trauma have taken on even greater significance because of a specific assurance made by Morocco and contained within FIFA’s own 2030 World Cup Bid Evaluation Report. The Report stated that Morocco had outlined its commitment to animal rights and had “highlighted that since August 2024 the culling of animals is prohibited in the country”. It added that government resources were being allocated to expand clinics and support programmes for stray dogs. However, the IAWPC holds

The International Animal Coalition (IAWPC), representing 83 global animal welfare organisations, expresses its continuing serious concerns following the adoption of amended Draft Law 19.25, entitled “Relating to the Protection of Stray Animals, their Care and the Prevention of their Dangers”.

The International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC) has written an open letter to FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström after receiving disturbing new evidence of dogs reportedly being shot and poisoned in Moroccan towns and cities.

A horrifying video showing a man apparently beating three tiny puppies to death with a wooden plank, has sparked widespread outrage online and renewed calls for urgent international action to protect Morocco’s street animals.

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Campaigners fighting to end the reported mass killing of stray dogs in Morocco say political support is continuing to grow after returning to UK Parliament this week to brief MPs on what they describe as one of the world’s most pressing animal welfare issues.

Dear friend of the IAWPC,  Every week we share an update of evidence and progress with Fifa, and from now on, we will be also sharing that information with our supporters and partners.  By doing this, as many engaged people as possible will see the processes that we are going through within the campaign, and get a sense of the relentless testimony coming through to the IAWPC from on the ground in Morocco, on a weekly basis.  Please do feel free to share all you know with others, and do get in touch with your thoughts and ideas too.  Warm regards,  Les Ward,  Chairman of the International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition Our update for Fifa… Hey all, I hope this email finds you well. As we wait for the proposed meeting (Morocco, FIFA, IAWPC), we plan to send you all content we receive (on a weekly basis) and for which we have consent to share. We have an archive of material which has been sent to us, and which we have no permission to share, due to realistic fears of retribution from the Moroccan authorities. Representatives of those same authorities continue to denounce/diminish the reality and to gaslight those who question them. Video titled ‘Tetouan June 4th’, was sent to the IAWPC this morning, as it was happening. Tetouan is in the Tangier region and sits on the Mediterranean coast and is a tourist destination. This dog, and the others we cannot see in the truck, will not be seen again. Video titled ‘Marrakech – Tourist assaulted, was sent with permission to share last week. This female tourist is trying to defend vaccinated puppies outside an apartment block in downtown Marrakech. She is assaulted by this involved in this brutality. She reported to us that the person seen pushing her

A British woman living in Marrakesh is using rescue goats, traumatised horses and viral running clubs to spark a revolution in how animals are viewed in Morocco.