There are no banned breeds in Ireland but the type was made illegal in England and Wales last year after series of attacks
The XL Bully designation refers to particularly tall American Bully dogs, rather than being a distinctive breed. Photograph: Daniel Leal/AFP/GettyOne dog, which was particularly aggressive, was destroyed on the spot, and three other dogs were restrained by Gardaí.‘He’d love to build a house in the countryside, but I wouldn’t live there if someone paid me’
The UK government website describes them as a “variant of the wider American bully breed type. The XL bully breed type is typically larger and more muscular than other American bully breed types such as the micro, pocket, ‘standard’ and ‘classic’.” As a consequence of many attacks, they were banned in England and Wales in late 2023 by the UK government as they were said to have been “disproportionately involved” in deaths recorded since 2021.There are no banned dog breeds in Ireland. There are, though, restrictions on 11 different dog breeds. Under these restrictions, certain named breeds have to be muzzled in public, kept on a short leash and only people over the age of 16 can escort them in public.
The original UK Dangerous Dogs Act in 1991 banned fighting dogs completely and has added various dangerous breeds and types of dogs over the years to include the XL bully which was added to the list last year.
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