Suella Braverman calls them a ‘clear and lethal danger’ after an attack on an 11-year-old girl.
“This is appalling. The American XL Bully is a clear and lethal danger to our communities, particularly to children,” Ms Braverman wrote on social media.The advice was commissioned last week, an adviser said, with it being the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ responsibility to add the breed to the banned list.
Emma Whitfield, the mother of 10-year-old Jack Lis – who died after being mauled by one of the dogs Caerphilly, South Wales, has been calling for a change in the law. Sir John Hayes, a close ally of Ms Braverman, has been pushing in the House of Commons for a ban of the dog he has claimed is “bred to kill”.
There are currently four banned breeds of dog in the UK, the pit bull terrier, Japanese tosa, dogo Argentino and fila Brasileiro. The American Bully XL is closely related to the pit bull terrier, but is not subject to any legal restrictions itself.
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