Ireland has banned the import, breeding, selling, and rehoming of XL bully-type dogs. From February 1st, 2024, owning an XL bully without a certificate of exemption from the local authority will be illegal. Dogs without certificates will be euthanized.
Under regulations announced by Minister for Community Development Heather Humphreys last September the importing, breeding, selling and rehoming of XL bully-type dogs has been banned. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Imageslast September the importing, breeding, selling and rehoming of XL bully-type dogs has been banned. In addition, from February 1st next it will be illegal to own an XL bully without a certificate of exemption from the owner’s local authority.
Mr Dockrell said the report should also detail all scientific evidence that certain dogs bite more severely than others and have a greater propensity to bite or inflict injury than other breeds. He further called for evidence on the identification of the breeds, and asked what training decision-makers would receive in the identification process.
The XL bully is a sub-type of American bully dog which has in the past not been strictly defined. The government has now published guidance on the “physical conformation standard” – the legally recognised method of identification of a dog as an XL bully.
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