The upcoming ban on XL bully dogs will “force” vets to euthanise “perfectly good-natured' dogs, according to Pete the Vet.
, people will not be allowed to own the breed unless they are neutered and microchipped and have proper certification.Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys outlined the plan on Friday, saying “no dog’s life is worth more than human life”.you can’t assume all XL bullies are aggressive or dangerous.
“One of the real challenges now that we're facing is that vets across the country are going to be asked to euthanise perfectly healthy, perfectly good-natured XL bullies,” he said.“But you can't just generalise that that means that they're all very bad and dangerous - it's just definitely not the case.”
Pete said it would be more effective to enforce proper training for all XL bully dogs, such as “dog training certificates”.The vet also noted it’s very easy to say something is “banned” - but it is hard to actually implement the law.“Probably only one in three people actually have dog licenses because it's not enforced.”An XL Bully. Image: Damien Platt / Alamy“The issue is that people want to have large, muscular, powerful dogs,” he said.
The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has also said it is concerned some dogs could be abandoned due to the ban.
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