Morocco to execute THREE MILLION dogs in ‘brutal street clean up’ ahead of 2030 World Cup to make cities ‘nice for fans’
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MOROCCO could be set to slaughter three MILLION stray dogs in a brutal clean up bid before hosting the 2030 World Cup. The pooches could be wiped out from the streets to make the country's cities look nicer to visiting football fans, it's been claimed.
![[A group of stray dogs eating and drinking on a city street.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/flock-stray-dogs-streets-agadir-963658773.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Morocco will co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal, marking the tournament’s centennial edition. The event will feature matches across all three countries, highlighting Morocco’s first opportunity to co-host a World Cup. The country has already begun preparing its infrastructure, aiming to upgrade stadiums and transportation networks to meet FIFA standards.
![[Aerial illustration of the 115,000-capacity Stade Hassan II in Casablanca, Morocco.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/115-000-capacity-stade-hassan-926589077.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
But it has also reportedly killed thousands of stray dogs, and it's feared that the numbers could still ramp up as 2030 approaches. The International Animal Coalition is now shining a spotlight on the killings, dubbing it "Morocco's ugly secret". According to the coalition, dogs are poisoned with strychnine - a highly toxic, colourless, and bitter chemical used as a pesticide, particularly for killing small animals such as birds and rodents.
![[A group of stray dogs on a city street.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/a9a27404-5655-44e4-b08d-5393d6c2b588.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The pups are also reportedly shot in the streets, the coalition says, or trapped and transported to facilities where they're brutally slaughtered. Despite claims from Moroccan authorities that the brutal campaign stopped in August 2024, the coalition says the killings spiked after FIFA announced Morocco as a host nation in 2023.
![[2030 World Cup co-hosts: Spain, Portugal, Morocco; Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay will each host one match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KH-GRAPHIC-2030-WORLD-CUP-HOSTS-V4.jpg?strip=all&w=721)
