This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Stop forcing people to be responsible for killing their fur babies by December
Think carefully about the pain you are causing people like me that every day I will look at my beloved fur baby thinking that I will have to put my innocent dog down by December
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There are many dogs that are not banned that would not pass the dangerous dog assessment but they still go on to have great lives without hurting anyone. You are taking a sweeping brush approach. I can face the families of those sadly lost souls because my dog was not responsible - can you face me when YOU force me to kill my innocent bully dog by the end of the year! This hurts a lot Rishi…
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Bad owners are to blame not the breed - don't ban the XL bully
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/643611
The Government has said that the existing population of these dogs needs to be managed safely, and that there will therefore be a transition period, of which further details will be provided in due course. The Government has said that current XL Bully dog owners do not need to take any action at this stage.
Read the Government's announcement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-ban-american-xl-bully
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