Days after UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, announced her intention to get the dog breed, American XL Bully, banned in the UK amid the increasing number of fatal attacks, the UK PM Rishi Sunak announced that the American XL bully dogs are a danger to communities and will be banned.
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00:00 The American XL Bully Dog is a danger to our communities, particularly our children.
00:05 I share the nation's horror at the recent videos we've all seen.
00:08 Yesterday we saw another suspected XL Bully Dog attack, which has tragically led to a fatality.
00:15 It's clear this is not about a handful of badly trained dogs.
00:17 It's a pattern of behaviour and it cannot go on.
00:21 Days after UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman announced her intention to get the dog breed,
00:26 American XL Bully, banned in the UK amid the increasing number of fatal attacks,
00:31 the UK PM Rishi Sonak announced that the American XL Bully Dogs are a danger to communities and will be banned.
00:39 As another man was mauled to death in the UK, the Prime Minister said that he shared the nation's horror
00:44 at such attacks and that it cannot be allowed to continue.
00:48 Mr Sonak was responding to the latest incident in which a man died after being savaged by two dogs
00:54 outside a property in Stonall, Staffordshire on Thursday afternoon.
00:59 So, why are XL Bully Dogs killing machines?
01:03 Historically created to be a killing machine to fight other dogs in the ring,
01:07 the animal has now emerged as one of Britain's increasingly popular and beloved pets.
01:13 But experts warn the controversial breed is uncontrollable,
01:16 as proven by a string of savage attacks on both dogs and humans in the past few years.
01:22 Believed to have been brought over from the US in 2014,
01:26 police are said to have attempted to seize the dog but failed because it was different to the banned pit bull.
01:32 The average dog weighs 60 kgs and they are genetically engineered through breeding with just one purpose in mind.
01:39 They were specifically designed to go into a pit and kill another dog.
01:45 They are more likely to be aggressive.
01:47 It does not mean that compared to others, compared to a Labrador or a Collie,
01:50 it's more likely they will display aggressive tendencies.
01:54 The genetic makeup of the dog is often unknown due to constant breeding,
01:58 making their temperament unpredictable.
02:00 There is no clear figure for how many of these dogs are currently owned in the country,
02:05 as they have been crossbred with American Bulldogs, English Bulldogs and American Staffordshire Terriers
02:11 to become supersized with a muscular and strong stature.
02:15 They have become a status symbol, used as guard dogs by many owners.
02:20 What would the ban mean for the owners of XL Bullies?
02:24 The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 prohibits people from owning or having custody of dogs belonging to types bred for fighting,
02:32 as well as imposing restrictions on such dogs to enable restrictions to be imposed in relation to other types of dogs
02:37 which present a serious danger to the public and to make sure that dogs are kept under proper control.
02:43 Owners of XL Bullies could face either a prison term or a fine if found guilty.
02:48 A person guilty of something other than an aggravated offence is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term of up to 6 months or a fine.
02:56 However, a person guilty of an aggravated offence could be liable to imprisonment for exceeding 6 months or a fine for a summary conviction.
03:04 A conviction on indictment could mean that owners could ultimately face up to 2 years in prison.
03:09 However, an individual could face up to 14 years in prison if a person dies as a result of being injured,
03:15 5 years in any other case where a person is injured or 3 years in any case where an assistance dog is injured.
03:21 If someone owns a banned dog, the police or local council dog warden can take it away and keep it.
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