How to Help Dogs in Morocco
Practical ways to support Morocco’s free-roaming dogs, from signing petitions and contacting organisations with influence to supporting rescue work and the campaign for humane population management.
Since we first wrote about Morocco’s street dogs, one question has come up more than any other: what can I actually do to help?
For anyone following the situation from outside Morocco, it is easy to feel angry and fairly useless. But there are practical ways to get involved. The International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC), which has been campaigning over the treatment of Morocco’s free-roaming dogs, has set out actions people can take wherever they live. There are also organisations working directly with dogs in Morocco through rescue, veterinary treatment, sterilisation and vaccination.
This page brings those options together. We’ll keep it updated as campaigns, contact details and events change.
Ways to help
Take Action
Sign current petitions and contact the Moroccan authorities, FIFA and other organisations with influence over how Morocco’s free-roaming dogs are managed.
Support Dogs Directly
Donate to verified organisations providing rescue, veterinary treatment, sterilisation and rabies vaccination for dogs in Morocco.
Spread the Word
Share information about what is happening, follow the campaign and help bring the treatment of Morocco’s free-roaming dogs to a wider audience.
How to take action
Sign the petitions
IAWPC has brought together petitions and campaigns from around the world, including campaigns addressed to FIFA and the Moroccan government.
Its regularly updated list includes petitions in several languages, alongside campaigns organised by other animal-welfare organisations. It is probably the simplest place to start if you want to add your name to calls for change.
IAWPC: petitions to sign from around the world
Write to the Moroccan authorities
IAWPC is asking supporters to contact the Moroccan government about the treatment of free-roaming dogs and to call for an end to killing and the implementation of humane, sustainable dog-population management, including Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return (CNVR).
Its current campaign materials direct correspondence to Morocco’s Ministry of the Interior at:
mroudani@interieur.gov.ma
There has also been a significant political change in Morocco. On 29 September, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri was appointed the country’s new head of government and is now forming a coalition administration. The new government inherits responsibility for the implementation of Morocco’s recently introduced stray-animal legislation.
It is too early to know whether the change of government will result in any change in the way free-roaming dogs are managed. We will update this page as the new administration takes shape and relevant official contact routes become available.
Contact FIFA
Morocco is preparing to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Spain and Portugal, which has made FIFA an important focus of the campaign.
IAWPC wants football’s governing body to use its relationship with Morocco to press for humane dog-population management. Its campaign currently directs correspondence to the FIFA Secretary General’s office at:
sgoffice@fifa.org
FIFA has previously engaged with IAWPC over Morocco’s proposed animal-welfare legislation, while campaigners have repeatedly submitted evidence and raised concerns with football’s governing body about the reported treatment of dogs.
If you’re in the UK, write to the Culture Secretary
IAWPC is encouraging UK supporters to contact Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and ask her to raise the treatment of Morocco’s free-roaming dogs in Parliament in relation to FIFA and the 2030 World Cup.
Its campaign materials list:
lisa.nandy.mp@parliament.uk
Contact the World Health Organization
Rabies control is an important part of the discussion around Morocco’s free-roaming dog population. IAWPC argues that vaccination and sustained population management should form part of the response rather than reliance on killing.
In its current campaign guidance, the coalition is also asking supporters to contact the World Health Organization at:
whonewyork@who.int
Get football involved
IAWPC is also encouraging people to bring the issue to the attention of the wider football community, including footballers, clubs, managers, sponsors and national associations.
In September 2026, Italian footballer and campaigner Mario Ferri publicly backed IAWPC’s campaign after travelling to Marrakesh. The coalition describes him as the first footballer to publicly support its campaign for Morocco’s free-roaming dogs.
For football supporters, there is another straightforward way to help: bring the issue to the attention of the people, clubs and organisations you already follow.
Support and share the campaign
IAWPC is asking people to follow its work, share information about the campaign and bring the issue to the attention of friends, journalists, football supporters and public figures.
Sharing can also direct people towards petitions and campaigns they might otherwise never encounter. Where claims, photographs or videos are being shared, checking their original source, location and date where possible can help ensure current information remains distinguishable from older or unrelated material.
Join the London demonstration
IAWPC is holding a peaceful demonstration in London on 26 October 2026, calling for an end to the reported killing of Morocco’s free-roaming dogs and for humane population management to be implemented instead.
Anyone interested in taking part can follow IAWPC for the latest arrangements or contact:
campaigns@iawpc.org
Because arrangements can change, check directly with IAWPC for the latest information before travelling.
Support dogs directly
Alongside IAWPC’s campaigning actions, you can also support organisations working directly with dogs in Morocco.
Rescue organisations provide veterinary treatment, food, shelter and rehabilitation to individual dogs, while some also support sterilisation and rabies-vaccination programmes designed to reduce free-roaming populations humanely over time.
If you’re an organisation supporting dogs in Morocco and would like to be featured on this page, please get in touch at hello@thedogedit.co.
However you choose to help
There isn’t one way to support Morocco’s free-roaming dogs. Some people will sign a petition or write to FIFA or the Moroccan authorities. Others may donate to a rescue, attend the London demonstration or help bring the issue to a wider audience.
This page will be kept updated as campaigns develop, contact details change and new ways to help become available.
Want to understand the full story?
For more on the reported killing of Morocco’s free-roaming dogs, the country’s previous commitment to CNVR, Law 19.25 and the role of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, read our full investigation.