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American Bully XL (1) St Helens, Merseyside, England 17-month-old Birch was attacked at his home by a dog that the family had owned for only a week. Merseyside Police announced tests have confirmed that the dog involved was an American Bully XL. [156] [157] [158] 28 March 2022: Lawson Bond 2 Male Rottweiler (1 to 3) Egdon, Worcestershire, England
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; The first two are explicitly mentioned in the Act, and the third and fourth were designated by the Secretary of State in 1991, [15] and the fifth added in 2023. [16] The Act also covers cross-breeds of the above five types of dog. Dangerous dogs are classified by "type", not by breed label.
After an increased number of fatal attacks in England and Wales by Pit Bulls on humans between 1981 and 1991 – the UK government decided to take action and ban the breed under the 1991 Dangerous ...
The breed has been at the centre of a public outcry following a number of high-profile ... At least six out of 10 fatal dog attacks in the UK last year involved an XL bully and according to Bully ...
Chief Constable Tim Smith said the force has spent £1m on policing the law, which includes seizing 329 animals - 209 of those were suspected to be an XL bully breed.
Campaign group Bully Watch said the breed was a “a clear and present threat to public health”. ... the dogs first started to appear in the UK around 2014 and the breed saw a rapid increase in ...
Pit bull–type dog wearing a muzzle. In law, breed-specific legislation (BSL) is a type of law that prohibits or restricts particular breeds or types of dog. [1] Such laws range from outright bans on the possession of these dogs, to restrictions and conditions on ownership, and often establishes a legal presumption that such dogs are dangerous or vicious to prevent dog attacks.