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Dog attacks rose in the first five months of the ban on the XL bully breed, figures obtained by The Independent revealed - as police chiefs warn the legislation will be no “overnight fix”.
The XL Bully was responsible for 10 of the 19 deaths caused by dogs in the UK in the period between 2021 and 2023, and in December 2023, the UK Government added the breed to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, making it illegal to sell, breed, abandon or have a Bully XL in public without a lead and muzzle in England and Wales. [5]
XL bully breeders have also been advised to stop mating the dogs ahead of the ban. The dogs must also be microchipped and neutered, with animals under a year old given until the end of 2024 to be ...
XL bullies that are older than 12 months on 31 January 2024 must be neutered by the end of June, while dogs that are less than a year old on that date must be neutered by the end of 2024.
An XL bully is the largest type of American bully dog. Government guidance describes them as large dogs "with a muscular body and blocky head, suggesting great strength and power for [their] size".
Lord Baker, who introduced the legislation when home secretary in 1991, said the dog types should be ‘neutered or destroyed’.
From December 31 all XL bully dogs must be muzzled in public and it will be illegal to breed, sell or abandon the dogs.
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