Animal cruelty continues to be ubiquitous in Morocco. A new act of great violence targeting dogs in the commune of Sidi Yahya Zaer, near Rabat, has aroused general anger. Several canines were shot dead, a practice that continues to cause damage in many cities in Morocco.
Slaughter, this practice of gratuitous cruelty continues to be commonplace in Morocco. Applied for decades, it has had time to prove its uselessness in terms of canine population regulation.
Even today, it seems to be an easy solution for the authorities despite the call to order from the Ministry of the Interior. A situation that undermines animal protection associations, in particular that of the Quat’pattes, distraught by the lack of compassion and awareness of the animal cause in the Kingdom.
In a video shared by La Tribu des Quat’pattes, we see several dead dogs piled up in trucks after a shooting that took place in Sidi Yahya Zaer, on Sunday January 23, five minutes from a shelter where many stray dogs live. abandoned.
The association which old to the safety of the canines collected the testimony of a person who attended the massacre and denounces to MoroccoLatestNews UK, “genocide” stray dogs. “They were ruthlessly brutal, in bizarre scenes that can almost only be witnessed in Hollywood films with static denunciation. They take us back to the times of slavery using bullets, as if we were at war with the enemy”, regrets the refuge which continues to fight to put an end to this barbaric practice.
The Fourpaws Tribe calls for more action from the government, which continues to turn a blind eye, despite the many slaughters that have taken place in the four corners of the Kingdom.
“Where are the associations, especially the local and international animal rights associations? And where are those who claim responsibility in these countries? Is there really a special budget for stray dogs that Morocco benefits from according to international conventions? And who benefits? Is there really a principle linking responsibility to accountability in this country? What we have sung about in recent years, I can confirm to public opinion by saying that there is nothing good for a nation at the expense of helpless creatures”, continues the same source.
This cold-blooded killing comes a few months after the one that took place in the city of Fez, during which more than 400 dogs were killed.
It has been three years since the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior signed an agreement with the agriculture and health sectors, as well as the National Veterinary Authority, to reduce the population of stray dogs in Morocco through sterilization.
Local and international animal welfare groups have long called for a large-scale TNR program to ethically reduce the stray dog population.
However, it would seem that the situation is far from expectations, although the government’s investment in these processes would not only reduce the number of stray dogs on the streets, reduce public fear due to religious beliefs, reduce the risk of transmission and rabies infection among the dog population and would therefore also protect the welfare of dogs.
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