The warning came as two stray XL Bully dogs have been captured by gardai and a dog warden in Kilkenny on Tuesday.
Two stray XL Bully dogs have been captured by gardai and a dog warden in Kilkenny on Tuesday. The dogs, who were believed to be abandoned, were found in Castlecomer in the north of the north of the county.
A garda statement outlined that the dogs were “placid” but one of the animals was very “large and heavy” and it took some time to get them into a garda vehicle. Speaking on KCLR 96FM Garda And Neill explained: “It’s not yet known if in this instance, or if the pair escaped from their home somehow. Currently no dog breed is banned in Ireland - unlike in Britain - where it is a criminal offence to own an XL bully unless the owner has a valid exemption certificate. However, there are a number of breeds in Ireland, XL bullies among them, that are restricted.
The Minister said she has asked them to look at whether “we should follow the example in Northern Ireland in the UK and what I can clearly say is if they recommend to me that we should ban a particular breed, I'm happy to do that.”
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