Voices: Independent readers split over XL Bully and other dog breed-specific bans
New rules for owning American XL Bully dogs have been put in place in the UK after a spate of violent attacks - but not everyone agrees the legislation will work.
XL Bullys aren’t the only breed banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act. They have joined Pit Bulls Terriers, Japanese Tosas, Dogo Argentino and Brazilian Mastiffs on the list of breeds deemed too dangerous to be domestic pets.
When we asked for your opinions, many Independent readers were concerned about the uptick in recent attacks involving the Bully breed - and several claimed “history is repeating itself”, labelling breed-specific legislation ineffective.
Some readers argued that certain breeds are “dangerous in the wrong hands” while others said “all dogs are ultimately a danger”.
Here’s what you had to say:
‘No place for them’
Of course they should be banned they are dangerous killers of people and other pets.
No place for them in modern society
Noddy
‘Deadly in the wrong hands’
Being a dog lover, I would have been on the anti-dog-axe side, that was until we [my son and I) had an incident with two vicious XL bullies (with no ears).
Ok I know it was the owner’s fault, they even laughed when the two dogs lunged at us. I had never known terror of a dog until this incident. It knocked me sick
