What happens if you own a dog breed that gets banned in the UK?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDog attacks across the country have been steadily rising. Over the past five years, dog attacks have increased by more than a third, with 10 fatal dog attacks in the UK last year.
More than half of those fatal incidents involved a new breed that's grown in popularity - the American XL Bully. Most recently, a suspected XL Bully savagely attacked an 11-year-old girl and two men on a busy shopping street in Birmingham.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has now described the breed as "a danger to our communities" and confirmed they'll be banned by the end of the year, the Mirror reports. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Outlining plans to ban the XL bully dog breed in a video statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, Mr Sunak 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.
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