Pet care crisis

The huge uptick in dog ownership during lockdown is now seeing an unwelcome afterburn. People are increasingly finding that they can’t look after their pets. The cost of living is impacting hard. Families are having to make heart-breaking decisions to hand their much-loved companions away.

The Dogs Trust is now looking after 14,000 dogs a year, and trying to rehome them all. It is a tough situation. As Christmas approaches, we look at the reality of pets in need of a home, and follow one beautiful black Labrador and very good boy called Rocky as a new place is sought.

Also inside

• Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds speaks to Big Issue and makes a song and dance about his new version of Scrooge
• We profile 240project, an arts charity in the shadow of Grenfell, changing the lives of hundreds of people who have experienced homelessness
• Michael Ball and Alfie Boe are back with another Christmas spectacular.
• Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why we all need a cosmic wake up call

Plus much more!

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