XL bully dogs to be banned by end of year after man killed in attack
The TelegraphAmerican XL bully dogs will be banned by the end of the year, Rishi Sunak has announced after a man trying to protect his elderly mother died in the latest attack. The Prime Minister said he shared the nation’s horror at the spate of terrifying incidents involving the breed, adding: “It is clear this is not about a handful of badly trained dogs – it’s a pattern of behaviour and it cannot go on. I want to reassure the public that we will take all necessary steps to keep people safe.” His announcement came hours after Ian Price, a businessman from Stonnall, near Walsall in the West Midlands, died after being attacked by what police believe to be two American XL bully dogs. Witnesses said the large muscular dogs turned on him, subjecting him to a frenzied attack as he attempted to remove them from the garden.