Police forces struggling to enforce the government legislation are being 'overwhelmed' by the extra demand on resources, experts have warned
Police forces struggling to enforce the government legislation are being 'overwhelmed' by the extra demand on resources, experts have warnedThe Government’s XL Bully ban is in crisis as “overwhelmed” kennels are forced to turn dogs away and police are told to stop seizing the banned breed as the system can’t cope, councils and dog experts have toldHe added some rank-and-file officers are having to take pictures of the dogs on their camera phones so DLOs can decide whether they need to...
Since 1 February, 2024, dog owners in England and Wales are only permitted to own an American XL Bully dog if they have a valid exemption certificate With resources stretched, Michael Barnett, a former DLO with Warwickshire Police, said he was aware of one officer spending three to four full days logging details of suspected XL Bullies on a computer.
She said: “Otherwise we get to 30 June and we’ve got people who have otherwise exempted their dog and done everything right, but they can’t get their interim certificate in time. The police will, presumably, be told to start seizing these dogs.” As well as a lack of space, some kennels used by councils are understood to have problems with getting insurance to hold XL Bullies.
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