The ban on ownership of XL Bully dogs, which came into effect today, is causing "mass confusion and panic" among dog owners and shelters, the head of the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty ...

The XL Bully ban is heaping “tremendous” pressure on overstretched frontline police enforcing the Government law, an ex-dog legislation officer (DLO) has warned. Michael Barnett, who served ...

The XL Bully dog ban comes into effect tomorrow – but according to one animal rights advocate, the law is unfair to both the dogs and many of their owners. The breeding, importing, selling or ...

An owner found to be in breach of the regulations by keeping an XL Bully after February 1 without an exemption certificate will have committed a criminal offence under the 1986 Control of Dogs Act.

The policing minister said she was aware of the “cost pressure” on police the XL bully ban had caused and wants to make sure forces get the funding to enforce it. Police chiefs have warned that ...

The policing minister said she was aware of the “cost pressure” on police the XL bully ban had caused and wants to make sure forces get the funding to enforce it. Police chiefs have warned ...

The High Court has temporarily paused a new regulation due to come into force tomorrow that would have allowed agents for the Minister for Rural Development to seize or euthanise XL Bully dogs in the ...

Pablo, described on court documents as an “XL bully-type dog”, will be destroyed unless Jennifer Burns, 44, of Glastonbury Walk, secures exemption for him by March. To do this, she must ...

THE ban on XL Bully dogs is in full swing following calls for tighter pet control measures after a number of attacks. Former Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys announced ...

45-year-old Christopher Bell, of Hull, has been jailed for three years at Newcastle Crown Court for being the owner of a dog which caused 'catastrophic injuries' and led to Mr Langley's death.

A man has been jailed for owning an XL bully which attacked a 12-year-old girl. Justin Allison, 38, was jailed for a total of three years for owning a banned breed of dog, being in charged of a ...