This is the astonishing moment a Dutch woman punches a man who was beating a donkey before chasing him with a whip as he tries to flee.
Heartbreaking footage shows the animal kicking out in agony as it is repeatedly lashed while tethered to a wall on the outskirts of Cairo.
Appalled by the horrific cruelty, Jock Vanderbost runs at the handler before pinning him against a wall and striking him several times shouting, ‘You think you’re f****** normal.’
As the man tries to run away Ms Vanderbost, who runs a veterinary practice called Good Karma sanctuary, grabs a whip from another donkey handler and chases him off into the distance.
The viral video has triggered outrage online and casted a spotlight on the mistreatment of working animals in Egyptian tourist hotspots.
According to Ms Vanderbost, who is married to an Egyptian and has lived in Cairo for many years, animal abuse is commonplace in the area.
Recalling the dramatic encounter she told NOS: ‘Of course I jumped in between them.’
She added: ‘When I shouted to stop, I was called a w**** and the man laughed and then hit harder.’
This is the astonishing moment a Dutch woman punches a man who was beating a donkey before chasing him with a trip as he tries to flee. Appalled by the horrific cruelty, Jock Vanderbost runs at the handler before pinning him against a wall and striking him several times, shouting ‘You think you’re f****** normal’
Heartbreaking footage shows the animal kicking out in agony as it is repeatedly lashed while tethered to a wall on the outskirts of Cairo
As the man tries to run away Ms Vanderbost, 47, grabs a whip from another donkey handler and chases him off into the distance
Ms Vanderbost runs a veterinary clinic in Cairo and has lived there for many years. She told NOS: ‘I could probably get six months or a year in prison, or maybe even deportation. But if that means that something will finally change here, it was worth it’
The man in the footage filed a police complaint accusing Ms Vanderbost of assault and claiming the clip being widely shared has caused him ‘psychological harm’, local media reports.
She was arrested but has since been released.
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior confirmed the man seen in the video had also been identified and arrested.
Ms Vanderbost believes she may still face a lawsuit and told NOS: ‘I could probably get six months or a year in prison, or maybe even deportation. But if that means that something will finally change here, it was worth it.’
Her clinic, staffed by three full-time veterinarians, offers care to horses, donkeys, and mules, providing treatments for wounds, skin conditions, and deworming.
Ms Vanderbost has spoken publicly in the past about her work and her first encounters with animal cruelty in Egypt.
