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No sacred cows

How I lost my Hungarian Vizsla, Leo, to the Dangerous Dogs Act

23 September 2023

9:00 AM

23 September 2023

9:00 AM

Not everyone welcomed Rishi Sunak’s announcement last week that he would ban the XL Bully under the Dangerous Dogs Act. This American crossbreed is responsible for nearly half the deaths caused by dogs in the UK between 2021 and 2023 and hit the headlines recently after a video emerged of one attacking an 11-year-old girl, as well as several men, in Birmingham.

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