Randeep Hooda's outing with Gurgaon strays

Randeep Hooda, who is known for his love for animals, recently adopted nine horses from Friendicoes' animal shelter house in Sector 99.
The horses were rescued from a breeding centre. He also went around the shelter patting retired police horses that were auctioned to tangawallahs, played with the abandoned and injured cats and dogs. He checked the hooves of the horses also to see if they are healthy.
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Randeep tells us that he has always been an animal lover.'When I was a kid, I used to get street dogs home and hide them. My grandmother used to hate it and she would throw them out. I also used to run away to nearby villages to play with animals. In fact, I used to spend more time in the barn than in the house. So, that love for animals has always been there in my life. I have never been afraid of animals as they never intend to hurt you,' he says.
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The actor also has a pet dog that he picked up from the streets and is his favourite companion now. He says, 'The desi dogs are more loving and loyal and unlike the pedigree dogs, they get less sick. I picked up Candy (Randeep's mutt) from the streets and she has been living with me for seven-eight years now. She is the only female energy in my house that never bothers me.'
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