Egypt Equine Aid

11/11/2025

Many thanks to Bridgette Bardot foundation for joining in this fight for the pyramid animals.

🐴 Dans une lettre ouverte, Brigitte Bardot interpelle le Ministre du Tourisme Egyptien !

Depuis son inauguration le 1er novembre, le Grand Musée du Caire attire tous les regards. Après vingt ans de travaux, il promet de devenir le plus grand musée archéologique du monde, une célébration du patrimoine, de la beauté et du génie humain.

Pourtant, à quelques centaines de mètres de ce symbole de civilisation, une autre réalité, cruelle et ignorée, se joue. Dans les zones touristiques autour des pyramides, des chevaux de calèches et des chameaux sont soumis aux pires formes d’exploitation. Sous un soleil accablant, épuisés, affamés et maltraités, ils transportent sans relâche des touristes avant d’être abandonnés, parfois jusqu’à la mort.

Des milliers de vidéos et témoignages alertent depuis des années. Malgré tout, ces pratiques continuent.

Comment parler de grandeur, d’art et d’histoire quand des animaux meurent dans l’indifférence générale ?

Le gouvernement égyptien doit agir. Protéger les animaux devrait être une priorité au même titre que célébrer son patrimoine. Il est temps d’interdire définitivement les promenades impliquant des animaux et de mettre fin à cette cruauté.

➡️ Dans cette lettre ouverte, Brigitte Bardot dit espérer de tout cœur que le sort des chevaux de calèches et des chameaux exploités en Égypte soit enfin pris en considération. Elle en appelle à Monsieur le ministre Ahmed Issa pour qu’il interdise sans délai ces pratiques cruelles, affirmant qu’il en a non seulement le pouvoir, mais aussi le devoir.

👉 Lire la lettre ouverte : https://www.fondationbrigittebardot.fr/lettre-ouverte-de-bb-au-ministre-du-tourisme-egyptien/

11/11/2025

Today, we pause to honour all who have served and sacrificed in times of conflict, including the countless horses and donkeys whose strength, loyalty and resilience carried people through some of history’s most difficult moments.

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we remember their service and the unspoken partnership between humans and working animals.

As we reflect today, we honour both the people and the animals whose sacrifices shaped our shared history. And as we remember those who never came home, we are reminded why our work matters: to give today’s working equines the compassion, protection and care they deserve.

Lest we forget.

10/11/2025

It’s great to see our rescue herd free to do what horses do naturally. The exercise is so good for them but some of the oldies are not into it anymore and are not doing so well in such a big herd so we will move some of them to our new property so they can eat the grass down before building starts🥰 Egyptequineaid.org/donate/

07/11/2025

Earlier this year I did an interview with ‘Sustainable travel talks’ they don’t only cover the topic of animal abuse but also environmental abuse. You can find them on instagram and also listen to their blogs.

05/11/2025

….. everyday as busy as the last 😢 Egyptequineaid.org/donate/

04/11/2025

Have you ever heard of hydatid cysts? Growing up in Australia we were always told not to kiss dogs in case you catch hydatids….This liver was taken from a donkey who came to us with colic. We could not save her as her small intestine was strangulated (RIP poor girl💔) but on post mortem we also found her liver was full of hydatid cysts. A very good learning experience for our trainees esp as we often see them on routine ultrasounds. I will post a photo in comments…..For more info I’ve copied this: Hydatids in donkeys are caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus equinus, which forms fluid-filled cysts, most commonly in the liver and lungs. Infections are more prevalent in older, female donkeys, and the animals are often asymptomatic unless the cysts become very large or rupture. Diagnosis is typically made post-mortem, and the cysts can be fertile or sterile. Causal agent and transmissionParasite: Hydatid disease in donkeys is caused by Echinococcus species, such as E. granulosus and E. equinus.Transmission: Donkeys become infected by ingesting eggs from contaminated pasture, which are spread by the f***s of definitive hosts, like dogs. Symptoms and effectsOften asymptomatic: Many donkeys with hydatid cysts show no clinical signs.Slowly enlarging cysts: Cysts grow slowly and can become very large, potentially leading to symptoms if they press on other organs.Location: The most common sites are the liver and lungs.Other organs: Cysts can also be found in other organs, but this is less common. Risk factorsAge: Older donkeys are more frequently infected than younger or adult ones.Sex: Female donkeys appear to be infected more often than males. Diagnosis and pathologyDiagnosis: Diagnosis is typically made after slaughter during a post-mortem examination.Cyst types: Cysts can be fertile (containing protoscoleces), sterile, or calcified.Tissue damage: The liver tissue may show signs of hydropic degeneration, focal steatosis, and inflammation.

03/11/2025

Very sad news about the poor boy with all the ticks. X-rays we took earlier showed old problems in three of his legs and we also doubted that he would ever be pain free but his rescuer asked us to please try and see how he is in a few months……. Well last night he took the decision out of all our hands and we found him down and unconscious, dying at 4 am. The last video was his last walk to his yard just hours before😥 our only consolation is knowing we did all we could for him and thanks to his rescuer his last days were full of care and all the food he could eat in peace at EEA. Egyptequineaid.org/donate/

02/11/2025

Despite all the magic of the opening of the Grand Egyptian museum and all the clean up efforts the animals at the pyramids continue to suffer 😔 Egypt equine aid.org/donate/

01/11/2025

The mums and babies area is always my favourite area 🥰 Egyptequineaid.org/donate/

31/10/2025

BREAKING: Ahead of the Grand Egyptian Museum opening tomorrow, PETA has sent a letter to President el-Sisi after uncovering piles of dead horses—used for tourist rides—dumped just beyond the museum’s walls. 💔

These animals once carried visitors around the pyramids until they collapsed from exhaustion, starvation, or injury—and were discarded like trash.

PETA is urging AbdelFattah Elsisi - عبد الفتاح السيسي to allocate a portion of the museum’s profits to create a sanctuary for the surviving horses and camels, giving them the freedom and care they’ve long been denied.

31/10/2025

31/10/2025

And here is the answer to our last post. In this case it is not the owners fault. This horse is suffering with photosensitisation due to a liver problem, most likely autoimmune hepatitis. The halter is only on while we are treating him and he is now well on his way to recovery. The sunburn occurs in the white areas which in his case was his blaze and white socks. A thick layer of skin burns and sloughs but is growing back under our care and yes being kept in the shade. Well done to Egyptian vet Tawfik Aboellail who guessed right but then he is a pathologist working in universities in the US so has a big head start on the rest of us 😁 Egyptequineaid.org/donate/