The welfare of wild-caught animals in markets has generally been overlooked by both wildlife trade and welfare studies, despite the potential negative impacts on the animals. Morocco is a member of the World Organisation for Animal Health and has proposed draft legislation prohibiting mistreatment or abuse of animals in captivity. There is still, however, a bustling wild animal trade, and vendor compliance with industry-standard best practices is lacking. This study provides insight into the conditions of 2113 wild-caught animals in markets in six of the largest cities in Morocco by scoring their welfare based on four of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee Five Freedoms: freedom from hunger and thirst, freedom from discomfort, freedom to express normal behavior, and freedom from distress. Over 88% of animals were housed in situations that broke all four of the freedoms measured, and only 9 animals were in situations that broke none. Access to water, sun/heat exposure, and ability to hide from stressors were particularly poor. We urge the Moroccan government to fulfill its commitment to establish welfare laws and devote resources to their application.

尽管野生动植物贸易和福利研究可能会对动物造成负面影响，但野生动物贸易和福利研究通常都忽略了市场上野生动物的福利。摩洛哥是世界动物卫生组织的成员，并已提出立法草案，禁止对圈养动物进行虐待或虐待。但是，仍然存在繁华的野生动物贸易，并且缺少供应商遵守行业标准的最佳实践。这项研究根据农场动物福利委员会的四项五项自由度，通过对摩洛哥6个最大城市的市场中2113种野生捕捞动物的状况进行评分，从而了解其状况：五种自由：免于饥饿和口渴，免于不适，自由表达正常行为，免于遇险。超过88％的动物被安置在破坏了所有四项自由的情况下，只有9只动物被破坏了。获得水，暴露于阳光/热量以及躲避应激源的能力特别差。我们敦促摩洛哥政府履行其建立福利法的承诺，并为实施这些法律投入资源。