Jan. 2, 2024
How The Dangerous Dogs Act got Defanged in ’97
The 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act has hit the news again as “XL Bully” (a type of Pit-Bull cross), becomes officially banned in England & Wales. Bully enthusiasts nationwide had been convinced that at the stroke of midnight, thousands of Bullies would be euthanised at once by complicit kennels and dog-catchers.
Maybe, if the Act had any real bite.
Those dogs spared the hand of Death will instead live out their days muzzled, neutered (like most dogs), microchipped (like most dogs) and always leashed when in public (like most dogs). These banned bullies must be registered on an “Index of Exempted Dogs“, shall not be gifted, sold or bred, and err, that’s about it. Most of these restrictions are already followed as-norm by responsible dog owners.