The Escalating Costs of the XL Bully Ban
In the News
You would think that banning the ownership of the dangerous dog breed xl bully would be a straightforward and relatively simple
Not so, it is putting a big burden on the police force and escalating costs
Veterinary bills and kennelling is costing around £11 million per year , which they expect to rise to £25 million !!
Then there is the cost of the extra liaison officers, and their training to deal with them
Also the cost of euthanizing some of the dogs
Then the policing costs and overtime needed to deal with some cases
So an extremely complicated and expensive exercise all in all
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14336997/XL-Bully-ban-burden-policing-costing.html

Nope not at all I do believe any dog can be dangerous and it's down to the owner to make sure they have a muzzle on when outside fact is any dog can turn

Leannexxx Unfortunately L these breeds are fighting dogs and their instinct is to attack and maim unexpectedly .They have been cross bred for only that reason
Yes it is possible to have one from a pup and treat it with kindness and it may seem to be placid, but anything can set it off , and having them around children would be a massive irresponsibility

Leannexxx These dogs are bred from pit bulls L, here´s the other dogs they use to create x bullys from with the pitbull
The staffordshire surprised me as they are the least aggressive from the list in my opinion
In the creation of the XL Bully, the other breeds crossed with the Pitbull are always large heavily muscled dogs like the American Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge, Cane Corso and the American Staffordshire Bull Terrier. plus some large mastiff-type breeds.

Leannexxx agreed. It’s all down to the owners imo and how they train and treat them which is how the react

jms19 yes I know but it shouldn't be that all of them get put down why coz they have crap owners there is loads of pet owners out there that do everything by the book and know full well of what one of them dogs can do so they make sure they are not left with children and locked away when they have people over

jms19 well put it this way there was a puppy out near us because someone let it out of the owners garden on purpose and it was reported the owner was at work at the time so he didn't know by the time he found out the dog was put asleep that was within 2 hours he had a licence for it he followed everything he needed to do it wasn't his fault he was heartbroken and the police just apologized to him I believe they should have given it at least 24 hours before even thinking of putting it asleep

Controls for dog ownership need to be much more severe. Personally I don't think anyone with a criminal record should be allowed ownership of a dangerous dog breed and that includes any large heavy dog that has on occasion attacked humans especially children or babies. Also with regards animal cruelty, instead of a 1 year ban or 5 year ban it should go straight to a lifetime ban. You see far more cruelty to animals than animals attacking people and it seems obvious a lifetime ban is much more appropriate. I understand with regard farmers you may have to come up with something different. I especially like 2 stage fines. I.e. a £1000 fine for animal cruelty but a £20,000 fine if you re-offend for the same crime. We are seeing such a huge increase in crime nowadays because the punishment is not a deterrent.

If these dogs are so dangerous that they have been removed from the owners then surely they should just be put down.

people get banned for life from keeping pets ,but it's not policed if they move the new neighbours wouldn't have a clue

Jane1000l4 Has to be pretty terrible to get a ban for life, I keep reading on people who have commited horrible cruelty to animals getting short bans. I would love to see more lifetime bans for sadistic people who abuse animals.

Such a waste. Doesn’t seem like the ban has been eventful. They’re lovely dogs. Shame about some of the owners…
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