No cull of American bully XLs but owners will have to follow strict rules, says chief vet
dailyrecord.co.ukA UK top vet said there is no expected cull of American XL bully dogs after the Prime Minister pledged to ban the breed.Campaign groups have hailed the promise to ban the dogs by the end of the year after a series of attacks prompted calls to put the breed on the Dangerous Dogs Act list.
But questions remain about how exactly a ban will be implemented and enforced, with concerns about the challenge of defining the dog breed given its cross-bred nature.
Chief Veterinary Officer Professor Christine Middlemiss said that coming to a "consensus" on that definition would be one of the first things officials would do.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, she also confirmed that an "amnesty" approach would mean there would not be a cull of the dogs. "There will be an amnesty.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
