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'XL bully' dogs since ban
Lancashire Evening Post
|August 26, 2025
XL Bullies, there were ten reported dog-related fatalities in the UK in 2024 - higher than in any full year before the ban was first announced, while police forces also reported seeing more out-of-control dog attacks causing injury in 2024. The majority of these attacks did, however, involve XL bullies.
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Dr Samantha Gaines, head of companion animals at the RSPCA, said: "It is absolutely heart breaking that dog fatalities and serious bite incidents are continuing and in very conc
This story is from the August 26, 2025 edition of Lancashire Evening Post.
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