The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, this Friday, the 15th, classified the American Bully XL dog breed as a “danger to our communities” and announced plans to ban the breed after a recent spate of public outcry. attacks.
Sunak said he had asked government ministers to bring police and dog experts together to legally define the characteristics of the American Bully XL, which is not recognized as a breed by groups such as the Kennel Club in the UK or the American Kennel Club in the US. ., are organizations of breeders dedicated to the creation, registration, exhibition and promotion of dog breeds.
“This is not currently a legally defined species, so this important first step needs to happen quickly,” Sunak said in a video statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “We will ban the breed under the Dangerous Dogs Act and new laws will come into force by the end of the year.”
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The government is under pressure to act on the matter after an 11-year-old girl was attacked and seriously injured by an American Bully XL in Birmingham, England on Saturday 9th. On Thursday, the 14th, these concerns deepened after a man was killed in an attack involving these dogs.
“American Bully XL dogs are dangerous to our communities, especially our children,” Sunak said. “I share with the country the horror of the videos we’ve all seen recently.”
There are currently four dog breeds banned in the UK: the Pitbull Terrier, the Japanese Tosa, the Toco Argentino and the Brazilian Fila. Some activists have called for the American Bully XL, originally bred from the American Pit Bull Terrier, to be added to the list because they believe dangerous traits have been introduced into the animal.
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The Bully XL is not recognized as a breed by the UK Kennel Club, which argues that no dog breed is inherently dangerous. The organization says that breed-based bans do not address the most important factors that contribute to attacks, particularly irresponsible dog owners training their dogs to be aggressive.
In the UK, police or local authorities have the power to seize a dog if the owner is suspected of keeping a banned breed without special permission from the court – even if it is not acting dangerously. An expert evaluates whether the dog poses a danger. In some cases, the dog is killed. Sometimes he is returned to his owner, who must agree to follow strict rules, including talking to him at all times in public, neutering and microchipping him.
Keeping dangerously uncontrolled dogs is illegal in the country, punishable by an unlimited fine and up to six months in prison. If the dog injures someone, the owner can be jailed for up to five years; If a dog kills a person, the sentence can be up to 14 years.
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