Dogs

‘If my dog can’t go, I’m not going’: Why pet-friendly housing matters
The day Robin Price spoke in parliament about no-fault evictions, he came home to find one on his own doorstep. When the council couldn’t promise a place for his Jack Russell, Tinks, he didn’t go to them at all. Now he’s backing Big Issue’s campaign to end the choice between a pet and a home

Is it fair to ask a homeless person to give up their pet to get a home? Half of Brits say no
The prime minister’s promise of a route off the street for all rough sleepers by Christmas will be undermined by the fact only one in 10 hostels are pet-friendly, a Big Issue survey finds

Tails, trails and treats: Inside the nation’s love affair with the dog walk
From a Lake District circuit to a riverside trail outside Plymouth, new research from Animal Friends Pet Insurance explores what makes the perfect dog walk. Marc Burrows discovers the everyday routes two Big Issue vendors wouldn’t swap for anywhere
‘Pets are family’: why Big Issue and Animal Friends are fighting to keep people and their animals together
‘For someone who has lost their home, their income, their family, a dog might be all they have’

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’

‘He saved my life’: Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows

What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?

Letters: I was homeless once. Now I’m filled with gratitude for how my life turned out

How the housing crisis led to these dogs spending this Christmas homeless

Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: ‘I definitely took it for granted’

Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella

The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: ‘I can’t imagine not having a dog’

Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards

Criminals to be stopped from smuggling puppies: ‘Thousands are taken from their mothers far too young’

Jimmy Fallon adored his dog. His tribute to her speaks to all dog people everywhere

No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together

Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story

‘I’m so lucky’: How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs

Meet the very good dogs saving lives by donating blood: ‘Dogs are so special, they give us so much’

‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57



