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Radio Leicester,5 mins
'Their dogs are a reason to live'
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A Leicestershire homeless shelter wants more dogs to be let into hostels this winter, so more rough sleepers can get out of the cold. The organisation StreetVet says just 10 per cent of hostels in the country currently accept dogs, meaning many homeless people are choosing to stay on the street. One woman, who we're calling Jo, was given support at the Falcon Centre in Loughborough when she was homeless. BBC Leicester reporter Kevin Ncube went to meet her to find out more.
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