The National Police Chiefs' Council predicts costs of enforcing the ban will have reached £25m by April this year.

It comes a year after it became a criminal offence to own an XL Bully, the largest kind of American bully dog, in England and Wales without an exemption certificate. The dogs must be kept on a ...

THE ban on XL Bully dogs has come into full effect today, causing “mass confusion” as panic sets in for thousands of dog ...

THE ban on XL Bully dogs is in full swing following calls for tighter pet control measures after a number of attacks. Former Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys announced ...

Fears had been raised that in the wake of the XL Bully ban announcement, pet owners would turn to other large breeds. There was an initial spike in interest in the cane corso, an Italian mastiff ...

There has been a surge in applications for special certs for XL bully dogs ahead of this weekend’s deadline set by new regulations which were introduced months after a fatal dog attack.At least 100 ...

The ban on ownership of XL Bully dogs, which came into effect today, is causing "mass confusion and panic" among dog owners and shelters, the head of the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to ...

In several cases, XL bullies are known to have killed their owners, including David Daintree, 53, in August 2024, and Angeline Mahal, who was in her 50s, in May 2024. Nicholas Glass, 33, also died in ...

As one of the officers was standing talking to Lawrence in the doorway from the hall into the lounge, an XL bully suddenly pushed open the closed kitchen door, before rushing through the lounge and up ...

An XL bully is the largest type of American bully dog. Government guidance describes them as large dogs "with a muscular body and blocky head, suggesting great strength and power for [their] size".

XL bully-style “muscle” dogs are being sold for discounted prices following a government ban ...