Amy Molloy: Is an outright ban the best option for a vicious dog breed in the wake of horrendous XL bully killing?
XL bully dogs – a type of pit bull cross now banned in the UK – have been linked to a number of attacks here. Photo: Getty
When a young boy suffered lifelong injuries after being mauled by a vicious XL bully dog while playing on a green with friends in Wexford in November 2022, then taoiseach Micheál Martin said it was “one child too many”.
The Government vowed at the time to review dog-control legislation and a working group was established to examine enforcement, the restricted breed list and how dog wardens are deployed.
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