The XL Bully ban comes into force in two stages beginning on the October 1, 2024, with a full ownership ban from February 1 2025. The period between these two dates will allow current XL Bully dog ...

"I've had people hide their children behind prams," said Paul Roberts, describing what walking his exempt XL bully, Bear, has been like since a ban on the breed came into effect. Since 1 February ...

It has been a whole year since the rules were tightened on owning XL Bullies in a move to 'protect ... chipped and exempt, through a mix of love and discipline, the dog is "not reactive." ...

Wexford has reportedly had the busiest pound kennels in Ireland for the past ten years XL bully dog (stock image) A challenge is currently before the courts in relation to new legislation which ...

A woman has been reported after an XL Bully killed a dog and broke a woman’s arm in South Lanarkshire. Officers launched an investigation after the XL Bully allegedly jumped over a fence and latched ...

Plans for a Scottish XL Bully safe haven have been blocked in the wake of "grave" concerns from locals and death threats directed at its founder. The Happas Canine Centre near Dundee in Scotland ...

Police Scotland has no officers trained to identify banned XL Bully dogs despite expert witnesses being required in court. New laws were introduced last year to crack down on the notorious breed ...

A dog has died and a woman suffered a broken arm in an attack involving an alleged XL bully in South Lanarkshire. The XL bully is alleged to have jumped over a fence and grabbed a Pomeranian by ...

Police Scotland has no officers trained to identify banned XL Bully dogs despite experts being needed in court. New laws were introduced last year following a spate of attacks by the breed.

The breeding, selling, abandonment and exchange of XL bullies is banned and owners had to apply for an exemption cert to keep their dogs. A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “All officers are ...