How dangerous are XL bullies and how does the ban work? - BBC News
Sep 3, 2024 · Since 23 February, American XL bullies have to be muzzled and kept on a lead in public. It is illegal to abandon, rehome, sell, buy, or transfer ownership of an XL bully.
American XL bully ban: Owners and victims speak out - BBC News
Jan 30, 2024 · From Thursday, people will be banned from keeping American XL bullies unless they get an exemption after the dog was listed as a dangerous breed in the wake of fatal attacks on humans.
U.K. bans "American XL bully" dogs after spate of deadly attacks
Feb 1, 2024 · U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to ban American Bully XLs in September 2023 after 52-year-old Ian Price was attacked and killed by two of the dogs. Members of the public attempted to help...
XL bully victim calls ban ‘useless’ as 100 dogs a month destroyed
Dec 19, 2024 · More than 100 dangerous dogs a month on average have been destroyed since XL bullies were banned nearly a year ago, the BBC has learned. Police forces in England and Wales say the costs of...
Why is the UK banning American XL Bully dogs? - BBC
American Bully XL dogs are to be banned in the UK by the end of the year, the country's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. It comes after a man in England died following what Mr Sunak...
XL bullies: Last chance for owners to dogs from ban - BBC News
Dec 30, 2024 · Owners of XL bully dogs have until midnight on New Year's Eve to apply for an exemption certificate before the animals are banned. Owners who wish to keep their dog will be required to get a...
Thousands of XL bully dogs granted exemption from upcoming ban
Dec 18, 2023 · Thousands of XL bully owners have been told they will not need to put down their dogs when a ban on the breed comes into force next year.
Decapitated, floating in a cage and 'left for dead': XL bully cruelty ...
Oct 5, 2024 · Reports of intentional harm to XL bullies have soared since the breed was banned, with the RSPCA saying some have been "left for dead" in rivers and parks. XL bullies were outlawed in England and Wales at the start of the year …
3 dogs that fatally mauled their owner in a San Diego park are ...
Dec 16, 2024 · The owner of the three XL bully dogs died at a hospital. He has not been publicly identified. One of the dogs was immediately secured in a vehicle and officers managed to corral the other two after they ran from the scene.
American XL bullies amnesty to come before ban as breed ‘linked …
Sep 16, 2023 · There will be an “amnesty” ahead of a total ban on American XL bullies, the government’s chief veterinary officer has said, confirming there would be no cull of the dogs.