UK to ban American XL bully dogs after latest deadly attack
A man has been arrested for manslaughter after another man died in an incident suspected to involve one of the large, muscular caninesPM Rishi Sunak says he ‘shares the nation’s horror’ over a series of attacks, including one on an 11-year-old girl walking to the shops with her sisterAnimalsReutersPublished: 1:07am, 16 Sep, 2023Why you can trust SCMP
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday American XL bully dogs would be banned by the end of the year after a man was killed in another suspected attack on Thursday.
The announcement came less than a week after one of the stocky, muscular dogs was involved in an attack on an 11-year-old girl who was walking to the shops with her sister in the English city of Birmingham.
Announcing the plan, Sunak said he “shares the nation’s horror” regarding a series of serious dog attacks.
“It’s clear this is not about a handful of badly trained dogs, it’s a pattern of behaviour and it cannot go on,” Sunak said in a video message.
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He said a man was killed on Thursday in central England in an attack involving a suspected XL bully dog.