When they’re not selling you copies of The Big Issue, many vendors spend time hanging out with their furry (or feathery) friends. The Big Issue Australia asked three of them what’s so special about their pets.
Murray and Soxy (Jamison GPO, Canberra)
Soxy is a full-bred terrier. She’s a great dog. I’ve had her since she was about five. Now she’s 17. I got her from an old couple who were going into a nursing home and had to give her up. They gave her to me for free.
The first time I brought her home, she had a look around, a sniff around the new place, you know – different things. It was good.
This article first appeared in Ireland's Big Issue, a magazine sold on the streets of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland by people who have limited other ways of earning an income.