XL Bullies found beheaded and floating dead in cages as neglect up 239% since ban

XL Bullies indispensable present beryllium neutered and clasp a certificate of exemption (Image: Getty Images)

Shocking statistic from the RSPCA uncover a important surge successful reports of neglect, abandonment and intentional harm towards XL Bullies successful the archetypal 8 months of this year. The carnal charity has released these figures to people the one-year day (September 15) of the UK Government's announcement that the breed would beryllium banned.

This instrumentality was enactment into effect successful England and Wales connected December 31 past year. The fig of reports made to the RSPCA of intentional harm to XL Bullies successful the archetypal 8 months of 2024 was 103, compared to 39 successful the aforesaid play successful 2023 - soon earlier the prohibition was announced, marking a emergence of 164%.

In addition, reports of abandoned XL Bullies person skyrocketed by 692% (103 from January to August 2024, compared to 13 for the aforesaid play successful 2023). Reports of neglect towards the breed person besides accrued by 239% (366 from January to August 2024, compared to 108 successful 2023).

Recent incidents reported to the RSPCA include:

• The assemblage and caput of a decapitated XL Bully benignant canine were recovered successful a shallow sedate successful Evesham, Worcestershire, past week.
• A dormant XL Bully was recovered with caput injuries successful a Middlesbrough parkland successful June.
• A cage with a dormant XL Bully wrong was recovered floating successful a Birmingham canal, besides successful June.
• An XL Bully puppy was discovered dormant successful a cage successful Bexleyheath successful January, with blunt unit trauma injuries to their head.
• Also successful January, an XL Bully was recovered dormant successful a South London alleyway with a fractured skull.

he RSPCA is acrophobic astir the payment of thousands of different XL bully-type dogs (Image: Getty Images)

Following the prohibition connected XL Bullies, determination are present 5 types of dogs which are amerciable successful England and Wales nether the Dangerous Dogs Act - including the pit bull terrier, Japanese rosa, fila brasiliero and dogo argentino.

Dr Samantha Gaines, from the RSPCA, voiced sedate concerns astir the surge successful mistreatment towards XL Bully benignant dogs: "These are precise concerning figures. We've seen an summation mostly successful reports of superior maltreatment to animals - peculiarly intentional harm and beatings - but the summation successful reports relating specifically to XL Bully types is precise alarming and we fearfulness this is simply a nonstop effect of the caller UK Government prohibition connected this benignant of dog.

"This could beryllium a effect of the other pressures this prohibition has placed connected hopeless owners who whitethorn already beryllium struggling to attraction for their dogs during this cost of living crisis. But adjacent worse, these could beryllium deliberate acts of cruelty towards dogs who person go progressively demonised successful caller months. We're besides heartbroken that galore dogs person been and volition beryllium enactment to slumber simply due to the fact that they are considered to beryllium unsafe due to the fact that they look a definite way."

The esteemed carnal payment foundation has agelong been portion of the Dog Control Coalition's vigorous run to rethink authorities that bans canines solely based connected their looks oregon breed. Maintaining nationalist information remains essential; however, the existent system, according to them, fails everyoneputting some radical and canine payment astatine risk.

Shooting representation of an land bully xl canine successful quality (Image: Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of XL Bully-type dogs person been registered for exemption by their owners pursuing the government's declaration of the impending statutes; these dogs indispensable present abide by stringent conditions including changeless leash and muzzle usage successful nationalist forums and compulsory neutering.

The RSPCA has expressed interest for the payment of thousands of XL bully-type dogs successful airy of the breed ban, highlighting instances of deliberate cruelty alongside the caller restrictions. XL Bully canine owners successful England and Wales indispensable guarantee their pets are neutered to unafraid a Certificate of Exemption without it, possessing this breed is illegal. A caller amendment present renders those without the certificate arsenic lawbreakers.

The government's authoritative guidance asserts: "If you ain an XL Bully dog, you indispensable supply Defra with grounds that your canine has been neutered for your Certificate of Exemption to stay valid. If you bash not supply grounds that your canine has been neutered by the applicable deadline, your canine volition nary longer beryllium exempt."

It further clarifies: "Your XL Bully canine indispensable beryllium permanently neutered. Male dogs indispensable beryllium neutered done castration, and pistillate dogs indispensable beryllium spayed. An RCVS-registered veterinary surgeon indispensable execute the neutering procedure."

For young dogs aged betwixt 7 and nether 12 months, there's a grace play until December 31, 2024, to taxable neutering evidence. Dogs younger than 7 months person until June 30, 2025.