The young woman first punched the man who was beating the donkey, and then chased him away with a whip.

15.04.2025 16:30

A Dutch tourist named Jock Vanderbost reacted strongly to a man who was brutally beating a donkey in a tourist area in Egypt. He punched the man who was hitting the donkey and chased him away with a whip. The incident's significant impact on social media has brought the issue of animal abuse towards working animals in tourist areas of Egypt back into the spotlight. Vanderbost stated that animal abuse is widespread in the region.

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An unexpected reaction came from a Dutch tourist to a man who brutally hit a donkey in a popular tourist area in Egypt. In the footage, a Dutch woman named Jock Vanderbost first punched the man hitting the donkey and then chased him with a whip she grabbed while he tried to escape.

The rapidly spreading images on social media show the donkey, tied to a wall near Cairo, writhing in pain from being whipped multiple times. Witnessing this brutality, Vanderbost ran towards the caretaker in anger, pinned him against the wall, and punched him repeatedly while shouting, "Who do you think you are!"

As the man tried to flee the scene, 47-year-old Vanderbost grabbed a whip from another donkey caretaker nearby and chased the man until he got away. These extraordinary moments of intervention were recorded by witnesses on their mobile phone cameras.

These images, which caused a huge stir on social media, brought the issue of mistreatment of animals working in tourist areas in Egypt back to the forefront. Vanderbost, who runs a veterinary clinic in Cairo and has lived in the area for many years, stated that such animal abuse is common in the region.

After the incident, it was learned that the man who inflicted violence on the donkey reported Vanderbost to the police for assault, claiming that the spread of the video caused him psychological harm. Vanderbost was released shortly after a brief detention. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior confirmed that the man in the video was also identified and arrested.

Facing the possibility of a lawsuit, Vanderbost said, "I could go to jail or be deported. But if this means that the situation here will eventually change, it was worth it."

Through her clinic, which employs three veterinarians, Vanderbost provides health services to horses, donkeys, and mules in the region and has previously spoken out against animal cruelty in Egypt. This latest incident has been praised by animal rights advocates, while calls for Egyptian authorities to take more effective steps regarding animal welfare have also increased.