'If something kicks off it's gonna be bad': What Manchester Evening News readers are saying about the XL bully dogs facing a ban
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThere are an estimated 13m pet dogs in Britain, but only a few thousand American bully XLs. But since 2022 the giant breed has been involved in almost three quarters of the fatal dog attacks in this country, it's been claimed.
On Friday the Rishi Sunak said XL bullies will be banned by the end of the year. In a video statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, the Prime Minister said: "The American XL bully dog is a danger to our communities, particularly our children. "I share the nation’s horror at the recent videos we’ve all seen.
Yesterday we saw a another suspected XL bully dog attack, which has tragically led to a fatality. It is clear this is not about a handful of badly trained dogs, it’s a pattern of behaviour and it cannot go on." Here in Greater Manchester the breed has been involved in a number of high-profile attacks this year, including the tragic death of a dad-of-five Jonathan Hogg in Leigh.
But in the wake of calls to ban the breed XL bully owners have been coming forward to insist their dogs are safe. Ellee Keegan told the M.E.N.
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