We meet Brighton vendor Andy Sanguy and Bath vendor Ian Duff in Parliament Square. The sun is just beginning to set, and we have to shield our eyes as we are introduced to their dogs.
Andy has brought along Lucky Charm, an almost two-year-old Staffie-Porto Mastiff cross. “She’s my partner in crime,” he says. They’ve been together for just over a year. “One of my friends was leaving the country, so I adopted her, and I’d be lost without her.”
Ian is accompanied by Trigger, a four-year-old Macedonian rescue who he’s had for three years. Trigger isn’t sure what to make of Lucky Charm – he can tolerate her presence for a few photos but is not keen to make friends.
They’re willing to put their differences aside, though, because they’ve joined their owners in London on a special mission: to assist Street Paws in persuading the government to end no-pet policies in temporary accommodation.
In this week’s issue, what happened when Big Issue vendors took their pups to parliament to campaign for an end to no-pet policies for people experiencing homelessness
What else is in this week’s Big Issue?
We interview the PM
We head to 10 Downing Street to quiz Keir Starmer on the Renters’ Rights Act. He starts by thanking us: “It’s a tribute to you, Big Issue, for what you’ve done to make this happen.”
