ABC News: American XL Bully dogs to be banned in the UK following string of attacks

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American XL Bully dogs to be banned in the UK following string of attacks
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And assholes will find another breed to abuse and turn mean. I remember when German Sheppards were the dangerous breed you needed to be afraid of. Then it was Doberman Pincers. Then it was Rottweilers. Now it's pits.

Pits were literally bred to be aggressive and are innately so. No one questions the purpose of a Labrador retriever or a greyhound. People aren’t abusing pit bulls to turn them mean, not by a long shot. They’ll easily turn on loving owners for no reason at all.

I totally believe the family that owned a dog that killed someone to be honest about that dog's temperment.

"yeah we always thought this could happen," the family said in a statement. "We're very negligent, to the point of abuse."

Idk what people are expecting to see.

Pits have always been on the list. And for good reason.

These breeds should have never existed, but now we have to deal with these animals. It's unfortunate, but necessary to ban them.

I wish governments all over the world would take a closer look at breeds being created and sold. There should be clear rules against breeds that further health problems for the sake of aesthetics. Not to mention intentionally aggressive behaviour.

Everyone being like "well they'll just make other breeds", like so the fuck what? You want to argue that we need to increase enforcement against breeders of illegal breeds? Sure, do that, but that doesn't change the fact that this breed should still be banned.