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XL bully owners face ban on leaving children under 12 alone with their dogs
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New dangerous dogs law after spate of attacks in England and Wales could fine people or have their pet seized. A new crackdown on XL bullies and other dangerous dogs will make it illegal to leave children under 12 alone with them in England and Wales.There has been a spate of attacks on children by dogs from certain dangerous breeds, including one on a 10-year-old girl who died last year after being attacked by the family pet, an XL bully. A nine-month-old baby was also mauled to death last year by a dog of that breed. Continue reading...
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