Speaking after a man was killed by dogs in Staffordshire, the PM says XL bully dogs will be defined in law and then banned.
American bullies XL dogs are expected to be banned in the UK by the end of the yearWhile the UK doesn't currently recognise the American bully XL as a specific breed, the US does.
American bullies are said to have originated in the US in the late 1980s, when American pit bull terriers and American Staffordshire terriers were crossed. They have been crossed with other breeds to create an even more muscular dog and there are four variations: standard, pocket, classic and XL. According to campaign group Bully Watch, the breed first appeared in the UK"around 2014 or 2015", with numbers growing rapidly during the pandemic.
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