![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/five-most-dangerous-dog-breeds-according-to-pet-bite-expert/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-23909839-1694467657874.jpg&description=BE AWARE Published : 22:28, 11 Sep 2023 BRITAIN'S leading dog bite expert says a ban on XL Bully dogs WON'T stop attacks - with five other breeds behind most maulings. Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants the so-called 'Devil Dogs' banned after a rampaging hound savaged an 11-year-old girl and two others in Birmingham. 5 James McNally, aka 'The Dog Bite Solicitor', said problems with dangerous dogs in Britain go 'much deeper' than American Bully XLs Credit: SWNS 5 Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants the so-called 'Devil Dogs' banned after a rampaging hound savaged three in Birmingham over the weekend Credit: SWNS Terrified Ana Paun, 11 , described how the animal pounced after lying unleashed in a bus shelter as she walked past to buy sweets from a corner shop. But James McNally, aka 'The Dog Bite Solicitor', said problems with dangerous dogs in Britain go "much deeper" than a single breed. His firm deals with around 400 dog bite-related claims at a time but none of them currently concern XL Bully dogs. American bullys have been responsible for 73 per cent of dog-related deaths in the UK since 2022 but make up a tiny percentage of the total canine population. Though Mr McNally says most of his clients are nipped by dogs that aren't illegal, such as Japanese Akitas , Malamute Huskies, Jack Russell Terriers, Greyhounds and Border Collies. And he warned adding more breeds to a banned list was "the last thing we need", as he dismissed Home Secretary Suella Braverman's demands to outlaw XL Bullies . He explained: "For the last 30 years lawmakers have been struggling to enforce poorly thought-through legislation. "The last thing we need is more of the same. Banning XL Bullies isn't going to stop dog attacks. "If they are banned, they aren't just going to disappear overnight, and I suspect all that will happen is a new type of dog will be bred which gets round the ban." Mr McNally, of Slee Blackwell Solicitors, said there was usually a "criminal element" to owning violen){kind=link}
BRITAIN’S leading dog bite expert says a ban on XL Bully dogs WON’T stop attacks – with five other breeds behind most maulings.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants the so-called ‘Devil Dogs’ banned after a rampaging hound savaged an 11-year-old girl and two others in Birmingham.
Terrified Ana Paun, 11, described how the animal pounced after lying unleashed in a bus shelter as she walked past to buy sweets from a corner shop.
But James McNally, aka ‘The Dog Bite Solicitor’, said problems with dangerous dogs in Britain go “much deeper” than a single breed.
His firm deals with around 400 dog bite-related claims at a time but none of them currently concern XL Bully dogs.