XL bully demise price has elevated since ban as knowledgeable says she’s ‘not stunned’

XL bully dogs have been killing people at a higher rate than they did last year before the ban was introduced.

The total number of deaths this year from the breed in the UK now stands at two, exactly half the number killed last year before the ban four months ago. The news comes following the death of tragic Nicole Morey, 23, who was killed on her birthday as she returned home from a night out.

Nicole has been reported to have lost an arm during the attack, which occurred in the rural Fedamore area of Limerick, Ireland where the breed is restricted rather than banned.

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In the UK, the breed was banned on February 1, but despite this two people have been killed since it was brought into force, meaning 50% as many people have died in the four months since the ban, as did in the entire 12 months of 2023.

In 2024 so far, XL bullies have been held responsible for the deaths of Esther Martin, 68, and Angeline Mahal understood to be in her 50s. Both of these deaths came after the ban was introduced with Ester killed on February 3 and Angeline killed in May.

Meanwhile, last year XL bullies are listed as the dogs responsible for the deaths of Natasha Johnston, 28, Jonathan Hogg, 37, Ian Price, 52, and Ian Langley, 54.

But charities working closely with dogs are not shocked that the death rate remains high. Speaking to the Daily Star Ira Moss of the charity All Dogs Matter explained said “I’m not surprised,” when the Star told her its findings.

“During the leadup to the ban we, and all the other charities, were getting an average of 10 calls a day – I’m talking about over a month or two – quite a lot of dogs who have nowhere to go,” she explained. “Charities didn’t want to take them in because they didn’t want to be responsible. A lot of vets didn’t want to put them to sleep they said they were protecting their mental health.”

She gave a hypothetical scenario surrounding the abandonment of the dogs where people are “letting them go or tying them up leaving them in the park… XL bullies with its strength, the owner going off and the [dog] getting scared, pulling away from its lead or collar because it is so strong”. She also drew attention to the ease with which people were putting XL bully dogs online for free “and your 12-year-old can go and get it.”

Other high-profile XL bully attacks in the UK since the ban include Gualberto Ramirez’s hand being mauled and a five-year-old called Teddy being “scalped” by a specimen of the breed.

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