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Why can’t we all be on the same side? Every single day, we meet people who have lost almost everything – except their dog. That dog is their lifeline, their family, and often the only thing keeping them going. Yet far too often, the very services meant to help end up creating barriers, making it harder for small charities like ours to protect both vulnerable people and their dogs. We may be a small charity, but every week major organisations, homelessness teams, domestic violence services, emergency responders , reach out to us for help. Why? Because we look at the whole person, not just the dog, and we fight for dignity and compassion when it’s in short supply. This week has been devastating. •I had to make a complaint to a homelessness commissioner because a woman we’ve supported for years has been left to live in squalor. We had to take her dog into safety, but she’s still living in degrading conditions. We’ve offered to raise money for rehab, offered to pay for a deep clean, but without action, the cycle repeats. •I had to make a formal complaint about a police officer who, in our view, targets vulnerable people with dogs and pushes for their destruction , including one dog in the last two days , despite legal communication from our lawyers. I’m heartbroken. I can’t keep watching people who have already lost so much be treated like they, and their dogs, don’t matter. To all services: We should be on the same side. These are people, these are lives, these are family members. Let’s do better. Together, Or I’m just fighting a loosing battle due to all these major organisations having money and power behind them, the major power DOTS have is our hearts 😢 #DogsOnTheStreets #Homelessness #DoBetter #VulnerablePeopleMatter #Compassion