XL Bully dogs to be banned in Scotland after owners cross border to beat new rules

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XL Bully dogs will be banned in Scotland after owners in England took their pets there to dump them to get spherical new licensing controls south of the border.

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf confirmed the Scottish Government would “in essence replicate” UK laws banning XL bully dogs and not using a licence.

Legislation banning proudly owning the American breed was launched final 12 months after a spate of assaults in which the dogs killed or injured individuals.

On 31 December, it grew to become obligatory for all bully XLs to be saved on a lead and muzzled in public. It can be unlawful to breed, promote, promote, give, change or abandon the dogs or allow them to stray.

Next month, it’s going to be felony offence to personal an XL bully canine in England and Wales and not using a certificates.

Thousands of XL Bully owners have already acquired exemption certificates. Others will want to apply for a certificates of exemption earlier than 31 January.

Mr Yousaf stated the choice to replicate the Dangerous Dogs Act would be taken pending a parliamentary assertion subsequent week after an inflow of dogs being deserted north of the border.

He stated at First Minister’s Question’s: “What has become clear, I’m afraid in the last few weeks, is we have seen a flow of XL bully dogs coming to Scotland, a number of people coming to Scotland to bring XL bully dogs here to the country.

“As such, we will give further details to members of the Scottish Parliament through a parliamentary statement if the Parliamentary Bureau agrees next week.

“We will, in essence, replicate the legislation that is in England and Wales here in Scotland, because ultimately, although we do have a very good system of dog-control notice schemes, and we do take the approach indeed not to breed, we have to respond to the situation as it currently stands and therefore we will do what we need to do to ensure public safety.”