Police director acknowledged that this was not “repairing overnight”, the number of dogs attacked increased
Dogs’ attacks increased in the first five months when XL Bully Breed were prohibited from XL Breed. independent Disposal-Police Director warned that the legislation would not be “fixed overnight.”
Under the change of “Dangerous Dog Law” last year, on February 1, it was illegal to have an XL bully with an exemption certificate.
At that time, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement was caused by a series of attacks involved in the variety, including two dogs near Wal Sol near Waldlanz County, Samidlanz County, suffering a man. Attack.
However, this is facing the opposition of animal welfare groups, such as RSPCA and Dogs Trust. They said that the XL bullying person will not stop attacking, and at the same time emphasizes the “lack of data” behind the decision.
On Wednesday, Mark Harborough, the chief police officer, acknowledged that although there was no official figure, the National Police Commission Council had not yet seen evidence of reducing dog attacks.
NPCC Patrick O’Hara, a tactical leader of dangerous dogs, added that no troops reported incidents decreased, and many people were increasing personnel to cope with the needs of monitoring dangerous dogs.
Officials predict that with the passage of time, the number of XL bullying people will gradually decrease, but warning said that this will not be “fixing overnight”, which will be a “generation change” that crosses the dog’s life.
In August, the data obtained independent Since the ban came in, the number of dogs or guidance records caused by the number of injured people or guides has increased by 9 %.
In the five months since February 1, England and Wales police recorded 6,392 attacks, higher than 5,888 in the same period of 2023.
Because the ban also occurred at least seven deadly dog attacks. This includes the death of Esther Martin, and the latter was attacked by two XL bullyers in Essex. 40 -year -old Ashley Warren denied that he was in charge of a dog that the dog was injured and caused death and dangerous out of control.
Esther Martin was fatal by two XL bullies in Jaywick in Essex. A man was accused of the incident (PA) by the police on February 3rd on February 3
In August, David Daintree opened his own XL bullies in ACCRINGTON’s home. In the same month, Nicholas Glass was harassed after being harassed by four dogs, and they were found to die in the garden of relatives-two of them were XL bullies.
XL bullying boss Sophie Coulthard said these numbers prove that the led legislation dominated by varieties is not a solution to the number of attacks. Last year, she obtained a green light to propose the challenge of the high court on the variety ban.
Speaking independentShe said, “In the afternoon [Rishi Sunak] It is important to say that it is important to ensure public security, but this ban does not ensure public security.
“We have always said that this is a knee reaction. There is a real reform and better legislation in Britain. This is [the data] Show this. “
Ms. Kurzad said that according to the PDSA of the charity, the ownership of dog ownership during the period of great popularity increased by 1123, and 9.6 million in 2021 caused irresponsible breeding. Increase.
She said that the dog attack of XL bullying dogs is not proportional, while other varieties have not received the same contact.
“This is the rapid victory of a conservative government. When they are struggling, they need to win the votes and put the tick in the box, and as we see now, it has not brought the solution we all want to solve the solution. Plan. “Kurzad. She hopes to formulate stricter permit plans for breeders to implement welfare and good ownership.
Sophie Coulthard and her XL bullying dog. She said that the government’s ban is a reaction of the knee and will not reduce the dog’s attack (Sophie Kurzad)
Dog trust and RSPCA are part of the Dog Control Alliance, which strongly oppose the ban on bully.
The organization also has a representative of the working group established by Defra to reduce dog bite and promote responsible dogs. Although it was completed in July 2023, its discovery has not been released.
A spokesman for dog trusts said: “We don’t think that further dogs are prohibited from being effective or sustainable for public safety.
“The breeding specific legislation failed to deliver the purpose of its design. It did not reduce the hospitalization of dog bite, nor did it improve public safety, nor did it reduce the number of dogs that conform to their varieties or types.”
The organization hopes that labor is urgently reviewed legislation, and also expressed that the variety is prohibited from leading to the cause of the variety “Many dogs’ unnecessary pain and euthanasia. “After the XL bullying person was prohibited, the National Police Director Council said that 848 dogs were surrendered and euthanized by its owner, without evaluating its danger, so that the veterinarian cost was 340,000 pounds.
NPCC said that the first year of the XL Bully ban is estimated to lose only 25 million pounds of veterinarians and dog’s cowo costs.
In August, Dr. Samantha Gaines of RSPCA’s dog welfare expert told independent She was not surprised by the rise of the attack, and urged the New Labor government to change her way to protect the public.
Supporters of XL bullies protest in protest protest protesting last year banned from the Dog of London from Getty (Getty)
She said: “These numbers can be clearly seen that the current method does not work, and it needs to be comprehensively repaired. Not only should they better protect public safety, but they also need to ensure good dog benefits.”
“We want to see the root cause of the government’s dedication to solve the dog’s aggressive behavior. This is complicated, but including the requirements of improving and implementing the current breeding and controlling dogs, and promoting the ownership of responsible dogs to effectively protect the public in order to effectively protect the public Safe, but also to ensure better dog benefits.
However, some people say that the ban on bullying is working.
Evidence -based regulatory centers based on evidence -based CEBRDD claim that the variety is more than any other breeder than any other variety in 2023.
Spokesman told independent The ban has effectively prevented the dog’s sale and preventing attacks in public.
He claims that scientific research shows that the possibility of these dogs is almost three times more likely to be killed by any other variety, and adding to say that it is important for responsible ownership and education. The effect is low.
CEBRDD emphasized the fatal dog attack of XLS this year, and also said that the rise may be attributed to the latest news of the Crown Prosecution Service Guidance, and the dog attack was considered in the crime recorded by the police forces.
The ban on the bullion received the support of the cross -party last year, including the Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer, and the Minister of Shadow Environment Steve Reed, which promised to update the “” The Dangerous Dog Act and reviewed the list of dangerous varieties if his political party won the election.
Other prohibited varieties are American bullfighting dogs, Japanese beasts, Dogo Argentinos and Fila Brasileiros.
DEFRA spokesman said in August: “Continuous attacks show that we need to do more things to protect the public from the infringement of dangerous dogs.
“We continue to cooperate with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to encourage the responsible dog ownership of all varieties. The ban of XL bullyers is to protect public safety. We hope that all XL bully owners will abide by the conditions.”
