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Dog which attacked toddler was not a banned breed, police say

A dog which killed a 17-month-old girl in an attack was not a banned breed, police have said. Bella-Rae Birch died in hospital from her injuries after emergency services were called to her home in the Blackbrook area of St Helens, Merseyside, at 3....

24 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Two-year-old boy dies after being bitten by dog

A two-year-old boy has died in hospital days after being bitten by a dog. The attack happened at an address in Egdon, Worcestershire, on Monday and the boy was treated at Birmingham Children’s Hospital but died from his injuries, West Mercia ...

30 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Mother calls on Government to go much further on XL bully ban

The mother of a 10-year-old boy killed by an American XL bully dog has called on the Government to go much further than just banning the breed. Emma Whitfield, 32, said the Government needs to target backstreet breeders and irresponsible ...

21 Sept 2023 at 14:09

Man arrested after 11-year-old injured in attack by American bully XL dog

A man has been arrested after a dog attack which left an 11-year-old girl with serious injuries. Ana Paun suffered shoulder and arm injuries in the attack by an American bully XL and Staffordshire bull terrier crossbreed puppy in ...

13 Sept 2023 at 16:07

Ministers set to work out American XL bully dogs ban after PM pledge

Ministers will soon have to set out details of the Prime Minister’s planned ban on American XL bully dogs. Rishi Sunak said the dogs will be banned by the end of the year in response to a series of attacks. The decision was ...

16 Sept 2023 at 07:10

No cull expected under American XL bully dogs ban, says chief vet

Owners of American XL bully dogs will not face a cull of their pets, the UK’s top vet has said, after the Prime Minister pledged to ban the breed. Campaign groups have hailed the promise to ban the dogs by the end of the ...

16 Sept 2023 at 09:21

Existing American XL bully dogs will be ‘safely managed’ under ban plan – No 10

Restrictions will be placed on American XL bully dogs to “safely manage” them once a ban on the breed comes into force. Owners of American XL bullies will not face a cull of their pets after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ...

18 Sept 2023 at 15:24

GMB presenter Charlotte Hawkins ‘deeply’ shaken after witnessing dog attack

Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins says she was shaken “deeply” after watching her friend’s daughter being attacked by a dog. Hawkins was reportedly walking with her own child and the eight-year-old ...

09 Aug 2023 at 23:31

Scotland

Holyrood committee backs XL bully safeguards

A Holyrood committee has backed the introduction of safeguarding rules on XL bully dogs in Scotland. It means that from Friday, owners will be banned from selling, advertising, gifting, exchanging or abandoning ...

21 Feb 2024 at 12:02

XL bully owners have just hours left to apply for exemptions to keep their pets

Owners of XL bully dogs have just hours left to apply for certificates of exemption if they wish to keep their pets before a ban on the breed comes into force. From February 1, it will be a criminal offence to ...

31 Jan 2024 at 10:18

Dog shot dead after attacking owner ‘was previously abandoned’

A dog shot dead by police after attacking two men is thought to have been previously abandoned and then rescued by one of the people it attacked, it has emerged. The owner of the “large bulldog-type dog” was ...

25 Jan 2024 at 14:53

Action on dangerous dogs ‘five years too late’, Yousaf warned

First Minister Humza Yousaf has been warned a planned ban on XL bullies is five years too late as figures showed 7,600 people were treated for injuries sustained from dogs in one year. The figures were read ...

18 Jan 2024 at 13:16

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