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The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.
How enforcement officers can apply the conformation standard to check if a dog is an XL Bully.
Information about the ban on XL Bully dogs for owners, enforcement authorities, rescue centres and rehoming organisations, and vets.
It is now illegal to breed, sell, advertise, gift, exchange, and abandon these dogs or let them stray.
Owners and vets can use this form to confirm an XL Bully dog has been neutered.
From 31 December 2023 breeding, selling, advertising, rehoming, abandoning and allowing an XL Bully dog to stray will be illegal.
The Government has announced today that ‘American XL Bully’ dogs will be banned.
It is now illegal to own an XL Bully dog unless it is registered and complies with strict rules including being neutered and muzzled in public
Owners must act now to register their dog by 31 January
How your personal information is used when you apply for a Certificate of Exemption to keep an XL Bully dog.
Extension to the neutering deadline for XL Bully dogs that were under seven months on the 31st January 2024
Owners who wish to keep their dogs must apply to an exemption scheme or instead can apply for compensation related to euthanasia costs.
UK Chief Vet urges owners to take all necessary steps to ensure they are complying with the law
From 1 August 2024, it will be an offence to keep an XL Bully dog in Scotland unless you have a certificate of exemption.
You can be fined if your dog is out of control in public - find out about Dog Control Orders, banned dogs, dog fouling and reporting a dangerous dog
Letter from the Animal Sentience Committee to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee on the welfare implications of adding XL Bully dogs to the Dangerous Dogs Act.
XL Bully registration applications.
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