American XL Bully dogs should be banned says Home Secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : The call for action was initiated last week, with an adviser confirming the commissioning of advice.
48% : For more details on controlling your dog in public and your rights under a dog attack, visit the GOV.UK website.
43% : Her call for action comes in response to a distressing incident in Birmingham where an 11-year-old girl and two men were injured in a dog attack.
42% : A Defra spokesman said: "We take dog attacks and anti-social behaviour very seriously and are making sure the full force of the law is being applied.
36% : Notably, Emma Whitfield, the mother of 10-year-old Jack Lis, who tragically lost his life in a mauling incident involving an American Bully in Caerphilly, South Wales, has been advocating for a change in the law.
35% : Additionally, it is also against the law to have a dog that is dangerously out of control, which can be punished by prison sentences and unlimited fines.

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