Overview

• During Manchester City’s Club World Cup match in Philadelphia, a PETA activist ran onto the field at Lincoln Financial Field.
• The protester displayed a banner stating “Morocco: Stop shooting dogs and cats” before stewards tackled and removed him with minimal disruption.
• The demonstration follows PETA’s claim that Moroccan authorities plan to kill roughly three million stray dogs and cats ahead of the 2030 World Cup.
• Officials maintain a trap-neuter-vaccinate-return approach to animal control but face mounting accusations of mass culling for public health and rabies prevention.
• FIFA and Moroccan hosts may face increased scrutiny over animal welfare standards as global attention turns to preparations for the 2030 tournament.