World-renowned activist Jane Goodall made shocking allegations and filed a complaint with world football's umbrella body (FIFA) that Morocco allegedly wants to kill three million dogs before hosting the World Cup.
Jane Goodall has spoken out in shocking terms to FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom. She wrote a powerful open letter and demanded an immediate response to the alleged ongoing shooting of stray dogs in Morocco.
Morocco will host the 2030 World Cup. It will be the second time the World Cup will be played on African soil, but it will also be the first time it will be played on three different continents.
The main hosts of the World Cup will be Spain, Portugal and Morocco, but Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay will also host one match each, due to the anniversary of the World Cup.
But according to Goodall's shocking words, which she presented to FIFA, the Moroccans plan to kill three million dogs on the streets so that "fans can be safe at the World Cup."
Jane Goodall denounces a 'genocide' of dogs for the World Cup 2030 in Morocco: asegura que se matarán more than three million https://t.co/aROEfPGSTi
— 20minutos.es (@20m) January 15, 2025
“I was absolutely horrified to see Moroccan authorities engage in large-scale killing of street dogs to make World Cup venues ‘safer’ for foreign visitors,” Goodall wrote.
This activist added that FIFA will be complicit in this barbaric act if it does not take action.
"Football fans, many of whom are undoubtedly animal lovers, will react by calling for a boycott of the country and putting pressure on sponsors to withdraw. If FIFA does nothing, it will be known for its complicity in this horrific act of barbarity," she added.
🇲🇦 Morocco plans to cull three million stray dogs ahead of the ⚽ 2030 FIFA World Cup, drawing global condemnation from animal rights activists, including Jane Goodall.
They are urging FIFA to intervene and stop the inhuman actions.
— The Raven (@the_raven28) January 16, 2025
Goodall called on FIFA to suspend the World Cup in Morocco until "the killings stop."
A number of celebrities and veterinary experts called on FIFA to intervene and joined the International Animal Welfare Coalition (IAWPC) initiative to make animal protection mandatory in Morocco or face being stripped of hosting the World Cup. /Telegraph/