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UK 's chief veterinary officer says there will not be a cull of American bully XLs.
Christine Middlemiss says owners will have to register their dogs and take actions including a muzzle in public.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the ban on Friday after the death of a man following a suspected attack.
A 52-year-old man, named as Ian Price , died after suffering multiple injuries in an attack by two suspected XLs near Walsall .
Police are recording more offences in which an out-of-control dog causes injury, with a BBC investigation in March finding that almost 22,000 such offences were recorded in 2022 . A 34% increase from 16,000 in 2018 . Any ban would have to come via the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs . A government source told the BBC the department had already been working on plans to outlaw the type of dog..
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