Moroccan king calls on citizens to refrain from sacrificing animals ahead of Eid Adha due to drought

RABAT, MOROCCO - JUNE 02: A view of livestock as farms refrain offering animals for sale after the call of Moroccan King Mohammed VI ahead of Eid al-Adha in Rabat, Morocco on June 02, 2025. King Mohammed VI of Morocco has urged the nation to forgo animal sacrifices this year due to drought linked to climate change and economic challenges. He also stated that he would perform the ritual on behalf of the Moroccan people. In his message, the king highlighted the country's ongoing climatic and financial hardships, which have caused a sharp decrease in livestock. Similar calls to abstain from animal sacrifice were made in Morocco in 1963, 1981, and 1996. (Photo by Abu Adem Muhammed/Anadolu via Getty Images)