YouTuber in India arrested after tying helium balloons to pet dog to make it ‘fly’


Gaurav and a companion can be seen testing how to make the dog fly with helium balloons tied to its body at a park. He then attempted to see the if the helium balloons can lift the dog up higher into the balcony of a nearby building. — Screengrab from YouTube

A YouTuber in India has been arrested after attaching helium balloons to his pet dog in an attempt to make it fly for a video, according to a BBC report.

Police in India arrested the YouTuber, identified as Gaurav Sharma, after receiving complaints from People for Animals, an animal welfare organisation.

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