QATARI pest controllers are snatching pet dogs and cats off the street that are seen as strays ahead of this month's World Cup, activists have warned.
Paws Rescue Qatar, a Doha-based branch of the British charity Paws Rescue UK, issued a grave warning to pet owners just days before the controversial World Cup is due to kick off.
It shared a picture of a miserable-looking dog in a cage in the back of a pickup truck, reportedly after being snatched off the streets in Doha.
The group claimed that pest control companies had been given permission to round up animals and take them off the streets.
It warned that although the program was supposedly just targeting stray animals, multiple pet owners had come forward to claim their beloved cats or dogs had been taken.
The charity wrote on its Facebook: "Public information announcement. We have received many concerned messages from members of the public regarding managed dogs or cats on the streets or people's own pets going missing.
"We have now been informed that certain pest control companies are now authorised to round them up under an agreement.
"This has been witnessed many times around Qatar by many people.
"Unfortunately we and many others involved are not able to verify where they are taken and what plan is in place for them. This is to make the public aware.
"We have been told that if you are missing a dog or cat and you are trying to locate them that you need to write through the
official channel to the Director of the Livestock Department with details so they can study the case.
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