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[–] Oneeightnine 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Emperor 18 points 1 year ago

I feel a great disturbance in the Force.

[–] thegreatloofa 13 points 1 year ago

Yup, this is a dark day...

[–] Emperor 18 points 1 year ago

I mean a stopped clock and all... but even though it is likely the right call, it's taken significantly longer than it should have done. Almost as if they'd commissioned a survey looking for an easy, popular policy to implement that might give the superficial impression that she has feelings.

[–] Hello_there@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What the fuck kind of name is American bully xl? It's a dog, not a shirt size

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

The proper name for pit bulls is American Staffordshire Terrier.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 9 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Suella Braverman is pushing for a ban on American bully XL dogs, arguing they are a “clear and lethal danger”, particularly to children.

The home secretary announced she has commissioned urgent advice on outlawing the dogs after she highlighted an “appalling” attack on an 11-year-old girl in Birmingham.

Braverman seized on news that West Midlands police were investigating after the girl and two men who intervened were injured in the incident in the Bordesley Green area on Saturday.

Emma Whitfield, the mother of 10-year-old Jack Lis, who died after being mauled by an American bully in Caerphilly, south Wales, has been calling for a change in the law.

John Hayes, a close ally of Braverman, has been pushing in the House of Commons for a ban on the dog he has claimed is “bred to kill”.

There are four banned breeds of dog in the UK: the pit bull terrier, Japanese tosa, dogo Argentino and fila Brasileiro.


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[–] RobotToaster@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

If they were popular with the upper class she wouldn't be doing this.

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Thia is Braverman chasing a sound bite home sec has no power to ban a breed she needs to talk to DEFRA who do have that power.