At least 38,000 XL Bullys are STILL on Britain’s streets
- Tens of hundreds XL Bullys granted £92 exemption earlier than February 1 deadline
At least 38,000 XL Bullys are nonetheless on Britain’s streets even after the breed was banned.
The determine is sort of 4 occasions greater than Government officers thought even existed.
The banned breeds register confirmed some 38,424 had been granted a £92 exemption to keep away from being put down earlier than the February 1 deadline for England and Wales.
One of these mentioned to have gotten an exemption certificates for his or her pet is Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya.
The Spaniard, 28, is mentioned to have obtained an exemption certificates for his pet Goku within the hope that the canine will assist shield his north London mansion.
At least 38,000 XL Bullys are nonetheless on Britain’s streets even after the breed was banned – practically greater than 4 occasions than the Government thought even existed within the UK
The banned breeds register confirmed some 38,424 had been granted a £92 exemption to be keep away from being put down earlier than the February 1 deadline for England and Wales
The Government had initially estimated there have been about 10,000 XL Bully sort canines within the UK, although a House of Commons committee final yr heard heard that there might be as many as 50,000 – primarily based on data equipped by veterinary practices.
The Sun reviews the breed has been linked to 24 deaths since 2021, whereas UK marketing campaign group Bull Watch UK estimates 15 individuals have been killed by XL Bully and XL Bully crosses between November 2021 and February 2024.
It comes after emerged Raya had employed consultants from Elite Protection Dogs to coach his XL Bully as a guard canine amid a spate of robberies on fellow stars’ properties.
Manchester City star Jack Grealish, Newcastle midfielder Joelinton, West Ham defender Kurt Zouma and Chelsea ahead Raheem Sterling are amongst those that have been focused in stunning raids.
The Arsenal star, on mortgage from Brentford, and his mannequin girlfriend Tatiana Trouboul typically share snaps of their beloved pet which is alleged to be saved in a safe cage on the couple’s residence.
XL Bully canines at the moment are unlawful to personal with out an exemption certificates in England and Wales, that means house owners might be taken to court docket and have their pets seized if they’re unregistered.
The ban was introduced in after a string of assaults by members of the breed which have killed and severely injured each people and different canines in recent times.
Since December 31 it has additionally been a authorized requirement to verify XL Bullys are microchipped, neutered, and muzzled and saved on a lead in public.
This month, grandmother Esther Martin, 68, (pictured) turned the most recent particular person to be fatally attacked by the breed, days after the ban got here in.
Isobel Boyd was mauled by the animal in Tullibody close to Alloa in Scotland simply days earlier than Christmas, with the canine pinning her towards a wall
Bella-Rae Birch was simply 17 months previous when an American Bully XL mauled her to loss of life at her residence in Blackbrook, St Helen’s on March 21, 2022
XL Bully canines have been banned within the UK after a string of deadly assaults together with the stunning deaths of Bella-Rae Birch and Jack Lis, and the latest loss of life of grandmother Esther Martin, 68
Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya (with girlfriend) is coaching his XL Bully canine Goku (pictured) to protect him following a string of terrifying raids on footballers’ properties
Raya and his mannequin girlfriend Tatiana Trouboul typically share snaps of their beloved pet which is alleged to be saved in a safe cage on the couple’s residence
Scotland has introduced it should try and put an analogous ban in place by July 31, whereas Northern Ireland can also be set to decide on the breed shortly.
Multiple individuals have been killed by members of the breed, together with Ian Price who was attacked by two suspected American bullies final yr, 10-year-old Jack Lis who was mauled to loss of life in 2021 and toddler Bella-Rae Birch who was savagely assaulted by her household’s pet XL Bully in March the identical yr.
This month, grandmother Esther Martin, 68, turned the most recent particular person to be fatally attacked by the breed, days after the ban got here in.
She was mauled to loss of life by the 2 suspected XL Bully canines when she attempting to interrupt up their preventing puppies with a brush, her household claimed.
And mom mentioned her two youngsters had been ‘fortunate to be alive’ after an unmuzzled XL Bully launched an ‘unprovoked’ assault on them in Battersea park at first of this month.
The canine attacked the ladies and her youngsters, aged one and two, as they entered the playground at Latchmere Recreation Ground, south London on Friday, February 2.
The lady – who wished to stay nameless – claims the unleashed XL Bully ‘launched itself on the pram’ carrying her one-year-old daughter, tipping it over and biting the kid.
Just earlier than Christmas one assault by an XL Bully left a 77-year-old lady in hospital with horrific chunk wounds to her arm and a fractured knee.
Isobel Boyd was mauled by the animal in Tullibody close to Alloa in Scotland simply days earlier than Christmas, with the canine pinning her towards a wall.
She informed STV News the canine ‘grabbed my arm and burled me proper round’ as she walked previous its proprietor on the street.
‘There was a wall at a home and I managed to carry onto it however the canine would not let go,’ she mentioned.
‘I began to scream and I could not maintain it any longer. It pulled me and bought me down and it shook me. It bought me half on the pavement and half on the street.’
During the assault individuals ran to her assist, together with one man who hit the animal over the top along with his skateboard.
‘The subsequent minute neighbours from up the road got here spherical and so they had been pulling at me and I saved screaming, ‘my arm my arm’, she mentioned.
She added ‘It was like a horror. I needed to let it hold my arm as a result of if it bought to my throat I’d be a goner… I do not suppose I’m over the shock of it.’
