Another XL Bully Attack

101 did ask for my details. I'm sure they would take it anonymously though. I think it would take a lot for the police to need us as witnesses. If they catch an XL on the street unmuzzled that's probably the only evidence they need. I sneakily took a photo when I was pretending to talk on the phone, I just made sure my flash was off.

Thanks for posting this, I should do the same in my area.
Can I ask if they asked for your details? I'm worried about possible reprisals from the dog owners.

I reported an unmuzzled XL being walked by a nasty piece of work in our town centre today. The 101 call handler was really nice, I was worried they'd be a bit sniffy as there hadn't been an attack.
Got photos too and messaged the dog warden. I know there's another XL that hangs about by the pubs, I'll try and report that owner next.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99n5e7ev1po

I feel like this. There’s a man walking a threatening looking dog (no idea of exact breed) off leash every morning and I’ve told ds not to leave for school if he’s around.

It honestly scares the hell out of me to think me and/or my son could be out and about minding our own business and get attacked by one of these monsters!! It’s so fucking unfair just so these idiot owners can have an intimidating dog!

Even with a gun . . . well we read the reports where armed police (ie trained marksmen) had to fire 12 rounds to kill one of these. Good luck taking out 2 animals that powerful & fast, one of them would kill you while you were getting the other in your sights.
Look at the way those things were running, they were loving it, charged up and ready for the kill.
FUCKING HELL, why are we tolerating these dogs and their subhuman owners.

Vile. We don't allow tigers and lions to roam our streets - these types of dogs should be banned immediately. I fear for my kids growing up in society with these awful animals around us.

No one, unless armed with a gun, could fend those off if they decided to maul. I HATE that we allow these beasts among us.

and this, from the owner of the dog that attacked and killed her 19 year old cousin
https://www.reddit.com/r/BanPitBulls/comments/1j9zrd9/kelcie_jones_posted_this_before_her_pit_bull/
the owners of these animals are subhuman

take a look at this video, terrifying
https://www.reddit.com/r/BanPitBulls/comments/1jbn0g6/snugglesnugs_just_wanted_to_nanny_the_bike/

It's happening on the regular. What on earth will it take for the government to ban this (umbrella) breed?

@Blueberrymuffino
The dog was destroyed by police, so that's something, also it was in a back garden so the victim is likely to have been an owner rather than an innocent passerby.
Still horrifying that these creatures are being kept as pets.

https://mol.im/a/14502013

Another attack... such a worry with the thousands and thousands of XL bullies that remain.. circa 35,000

I agree. However despite what is warranted by the law they are still being walked in public with no muzzles and there are no doubt some that are unleashed.
There ought to be an outright ban, but if there was it would very likely be completely ignored with no consequences. So these shit-for-brains proto hominid cretins who own these dogs are ruling the roost🤬🤬🤬

I'm surprised that's legal - I would strongly suggest reporting her to the police or social services.

For those that bring an XL bully into their home that then attacks and injures or kills a child in the house, I strongly feel that criminal charges should be brought against the parents.

If I bought gun and left it loaded on the coffee table and my 7 year old then shot themself - I'm pretty sure I'd be charged with something. Endangerment/neglect/manslaughter or whatever. Bringing an XL bully into your home and allowing your children to play with it is no different.

The parents that send their children there are the ones that want looking at. These animals are so dangerous the law warrants that they need to be muzzled in a public place. In private, no such restrictions. The inevitable victims are children.

The animal should be banned and then culled. People found keeping them should face a lifetime ban from keeping any animal and if parents, a reference made to social services. They are negligent, possibly abusive people.

Bloody hell, she shouldn’t be allowed to care for kids, what a lunatic! I wouldn’t trust her judgment on any safety aspects let alone the dog.

You know something ?
I really don't care.

What I do care about is reducing - or even eliminating - instances of "dog bites person". Regardless of breed, owner, political affiliations, hairstyle or any other distractions people throw into the mix to prevent anything being done.

As long as we - as a society - ensure that it's more important that some (and a minority at that) folks access to owning a dog is more important than peoples safety, then there really is little point in this discussion.

@SerendipityJane I think you've missed the point of my post. The first section was meant to be in bold as it was a quote from a previous poster. I was replying to her remark.

I was pointing out that more lab bites are recorded because of the vast popularity of the breed but that the rate of bites per breed would be much higher with something like an xl bully, even if the breed numbers are nowhere near.

So what? Ban varieties as they come along and muzzle and leash all dogs over a certain size. It’s not hard.

You have to question who would leave their kids with them, then.

@ExplorerBee , that is one childminder , I definitely wouldn’t use .

There is a childminder local to us who owns an XL bully. Quite outspoken about how much she disagrees with the ban

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/sheffield-mum-my-xl-bully-is-a-gentle-giant-loved-by-children-4500610

Whenever I see a news story about an XL attack I think of her and the kids in her care.