The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said the ban on the breed was placing a "huge burden on policing", with kennel ...
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XL Bullies, Pitbulls, and German Shepherds are all infamous for their formidable bites, but new research has poured cold water on the idea that these fierce breeds actually bite any harder than ...
A former dog legislation officer said frontline police enforcing the legislation have been 'swamped'  after the ban came into ...
The NPCC said forces in England and Wales seized and euthanised 848 dogs between February and September 2024 at an estimated ...
Since February, it has been a criminal offence to own an XL bully dog in England and Wales without an exemption certificate.
The National Police Chiefs' Council predicts costs of enforcing the ban will have reached £25m by April this year.
The XL bully ban will have cost taxpayers £25 million in kennel and veterinary fees alone by April, police have estimated ...
A dog owner whose XL bully attacked a police officer in Leicestershire has been jailed. The officer was inside a property in ...