The mom of a 10-year-old boy who was killed by an American bully XL canine has launched a scathing assault on the UK authorities for not performing sooner to ban the breed.
Emma Whitfield, whose son Jack Lis was fatally wounded two years in the past, criticised Suella Braverman, the home secretary, after she mentioned she had commissioned “urgent advice” on outlawing the dogs after an assault on an 11-year-old woman in Birmingham was filmed and posted on social media.
Writing on X, beforehand referred to as Twitter, Whitfield said: “It’s crazy how this video has gone viral and now politicians are coming out of the woodwork saying how bad it is.
“Where were you when my son was killed? Where were you when other innocent people were killed? Where were you when I was at parliament asking for change? Nowhere.
“If you’re going to do something, please do it. Stop pussyfooting around the ‘breed neutral’ bull crap and do something.”
The time period “breed neutral” refers to the concept that public security is best protected when legal guidelines don’t outlaw specific breeds and homeowners are held accountable for the way their canine is cared for and managed.
She added: “Maybe you can do this and work on the back yard breeders and the thuggish owners ruining lives too … it seems none of those in charge who could make changes wanted to listen to the victims’ families before now.”
Whitfield’s son was attacked by a bully XL canine named Beast in Caerphilly, south Wales, in November 2021. Brandon Hayden and Amy Salter were jailed after admitting being in command of the out-of-control canine.
Whitfield spoke out in response to a submit from Braverman reacting to the Birmingham assault by which she mentioned: “This is appalling. The American XL bully is a clear and lethal danger to our communities, particularly to children. We can’t go on like this. I have commissioned urgent advice on banning them.”
On Monday West Midlands police said the dog involved in the attack in Bordesley Green in Birmingham on Saturday was a “crossbreed bully XL/Staffordshire bull terrier puppy”.
The power mentioned the 11-year-old woman wanted hospital remedy and two different folks sustained accidents. Officers are ready to interview the proprietor, who’s in hospital. The canine is being stored in a safe kennel.
The woman who was damage, Ana Paun, mentioned the canine jumped on her as she was procuring together with her sister and clamped its jaws round her arm and her shoulder.
She mentioned: “I just felt panic. The dog was staring at me. He jumped on my arm and bit me. It was so scary. I was screaming. He let my arm go and then bit my shoulder.
“I want him [the dog] to go away, to die. I think all of the dogs, the bulldogs, all of them should be banned. The owner should be in prison because he never did anything, he just let the dog bite everyone.”
Mark Drakeford, the Welsh first minister, known as for the breed to be banned and questioned why the UK authorities has not acted sooner.
He mentioned: “I think the UK government should get on with it, and get on with it as fast as possible. The 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act is non-devolved and it’s in the hands of the UK government. I think they should have acted already, and I certainly think they need to act now.”
Keir Starmer, the UK Labour chief, mentioned there was a “strong case” for banning the breed.
Downing Street mentioned the federal government took the difficulty of American bully XL dogs “extremely seriously”.
“The footage we saw over the weekend was shocking. I know that the police are investigating that specific incident,” Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson mentioned.
