On Friday, September 15, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a public pledge to ban the American XL Bully canine breed within the UK.
It adopted a sequence of assaults that had been put right down to the breed, with new information claiming the XL Bully is the breed concerned in essentially the most canine assaults.
Soon after the Dog Control Coalition, made up of the RSPCA, Blue Cross, Battersea, Dogs Trust, Hope Rescue, Scottish SPCA, The Kennel Club and BVA advocated towards the ban, stating: “Banning the breed will sadly not cease all these incidents recurring.”
They urged the federal government to as a substitute take motion towards unscrupulous breeding and irresponsible homeowners.
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Now a month down the road, a handful of canine rehoming centres throughout the UK are refusing to soak up XL Bully dogs for rehoming.
Amongst them is Dogs Trust Newbury and Dogs Trust Harefield.
A spokesperson from Dogs Trust Newbury added: “Until the government has issued further guidance, we are not currently re-homing any dogs that we think could be typed as XL Bully type dogs.”
The rehoming centre in Newbury has urged XL Bully homeowners to “keep calm and never panic” as the federal government make their determination on what’s going to occur within the transition interval into the ban taking maintain.
Callers to the centre have reportedly risen concerning American Bully XL-type dogs because the ban was introduced – many from homeowners looking for readability on the ban and others from these desirous to rehome their XL Bully in gentle of the ban.
Dogs Trust continues to assist homeowners with behavioural assist and can quickly be introducing specialist muzzle coaching periods.
Meanwhile, Dogs Trust Harefield mentioned: “Following the federal government’s announcement, we instantly stopped selling any dogs that we thought might fall beneath the ban and we don’t count on to rehome XL Bullies anytime sooner or later.”
However, Battersea Old Windsor says they’re persevering with to soak up XL Bully-type dogs and can rehome them to totally knowledgeable households.
A Battersea spokesperson mentioned: “At Battersea, we intention to assist any canine that wants us, no matter age, breed, or medical situation.
“On arrival to our centres, each canine undergoes an intensive medical and behavioural evaluation earlier than our knowledgeable rehoming staff can begin the method of matching them to a loving new home.
“Following the Government’s announcement that the American Bully XL sort shall be banned on a yet-to-be-disclosed date, we’re making certain that any potential homeowners are conscious {that a} particular canine they’re curious about could also be outlined as a banned breed sort when the legislation modifications.
“Before anybody makes the choice to undertake considered one of these dogs, we ensure that they totally perceive the implications a ban might have, reminiscent of being required to undergo the authorized exemption course of.”
