Overview
- A short video circulating online shows a man repeatedly hitting a dog with a stick in Andoain’s Etxeberrieta neighborhood and has provoked strong public condemnation.
- The clip has been widely shared on social media and prompted residents to demand the aggressor be identified and held to account.
- Local authorities have opened a probe to clarify what happened and to determine the identity of the person seen in the footage, who reporters say could be a minor.
- The rescue group Hamahiru Katu and Andoain municipal police say the dog is now under official protection and that animal collection services will take custody.
- Reports note the video appears to show multiple blows and a bystander who does not intervene, and officials are urging calm while the investigation continues.