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Niall Harbison@NiallHarbison · Aug 27, 2025

I spent the weekend in Delhi, India. 1 million street dogs are under severe threat. I’ve never seen a story like this.…

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A journalist documents the mass roundup and alleged abuse of 1 million street dogs in Delhi, India, at a shelter called Rohini where dogs were kept without food, water, or ventilation. After protests led to the dogs' release, the author witnessed ongoing violence against animal feeders and is calling for international media coverage and political intervention.

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    I spent the weekend in Delhi, India. 1 million street dogs are under severe threat. I’ve never seen a story like this. I didn’t think it was possible in the modern world. The world needs to see this… (1/10) 🧵

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    I went to join protests against an order to remove 1 million street dogs to be rounded up to shelters. The Supreme Court paused the order and dog lovers celebrated. But that was only the start… (2/10)

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    I was taken to a shelter where dogs were being rounded up. It was called Rohini and it felt like a torture chamber. There was a heavy police presence. I was advised not to be there (3/10)

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    The dogs had been locked in with no fans, electric or food. I’ll never forget the sound. The protestors were demanding their release (4/10)

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    Protestors showed me mass dog graves around the centre (5/10)

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    You won’t see this on international media. The police were beating the protestors away from the dog centre (6/10)

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    After 4 days of dedication all dogs were released. But what happened inside that building beggars belief (7/10)

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    It was on my way home from there we saw Bhola being beaten. I’m very nervous to tell this story as it’s going against an entire government but I told Bhola I would. (8/10)

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    Dog feeders like this man are getting beaten daily by the public for feeding dogs. I promised the dozens of animal lovers there I would get their message out as nobody is listening internationally (9/10)

  10. #10

    I made this video about what I saw in detail. If you only ever watched one thing I share please make it this. A million dogs lives depend on getting this message out there… youtu.be/6wgTYH6Te20?si…

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    If there are any journalists out there who would cover this I can connect you with locals. This is a big story of animal abuse at scale. My DMs are open or just mail me niall@happydoggo.com if you can help raise awareness about the real story of 1 million dogs

  12. #12

    This needs the oxygen of coverage. Somebody like @RahulGandhi or others should be tagged in this to raise awareness. Feel free to RT. Others might know more relevant politicians as I am an outsider 🙏