Imagine if spectators at the London Olympics had to gingerly make their way past loose pit bull terriers and XL bullies, some of them rabid. No civilised country would tolerate several million stray dogs on the streets, and indeed we don’t. If a stray dog is found on the streets of London it will be captured and taken to Battersea dogs home, or the equivalent. If it is not claimed or adopted it will likely be euthanised.

Logically, a western campaign against culling of stray dogs in Morocco ought to attract the attention of the ‘decolonialisation’ brigade.

Logically, a western campaign against culling of stray dogs in Morocco ought to attract the attention of the ‘decolonialisation’ brigade.

‘Enlightened’ western animal lovers seem to expect something rather different from Morocco, however. A group called the International Animal Coalition has launched a campaign against what it describes as a mass cull of stray dogs ahead of the 2030 World Cup, which the country is........

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