Quite a lot of police autos had been noticed on a residential road in Poulton as they supported the RSPCA with a warrant.
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Lancashire Police, council officers and the RSPCA had been noticed exterior a property in Mains Lane at round 8am on Wednesday (November 8).
Officers remained on the scene at 4pm, with eyewitnesses reporting a XL Bully-type canine had been faraway from the deal with.
Lancashire Police stated they had been “supporting the RSPCA with a warrant” and that they might not present any extra info.
The RSPCA has been approached for extra info.
XL bully canine ban to begin on New Year’s Eve
American XL bully dogs will likely be banned from the top of the 12 months, the Government has confirmed.
New guidelines as a result of come into drive on December 31 will make it unlawful to breed, promote, promote, trade, rehome, abandon or enable XL bully dogs to stray in England and Wales.
From New Year’s Eve, homeowners will even be required to muzzle the dogs below a regulation change laid in Parliament.
It will even be unlawful to personal an XL bully from February 1, 2024 until the animal is on an exempt checklist, referred to as the Index of Exempted Dogs.
The two dates have been staggered to permit homeowners to arrange for the brand new guidelines.
Those who need to maintain their dogs could have till the top of January to register them with the exempt checklist, and can then be pressured to adjust to strict necessities.
This will embrace the requirement to muzzle them and maintain them on a lead in public, however the dogs should even be microchipped and neutered.
Dogs greater than a 12 months old on January 31 have to be neutered by June 30 subsequent 12 months, whereas these lower than 12 months old have to be neutered by December 31 2024.
Owners with out a certificates of exemption will face a felony report and a limiteless fantastic if they’re discovered to be in possession of an XL bully as of February 1, and their canine might be seized.
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey confirmed she is including the breed to the checklist of dogs prohibited below the Dangerous Dogs Act, including that ministers have taken “quick and decisive action to protect the public from tragic dog attacks”.
