Dog lovers fear blameless American XL bullies will be dumped or put down after the prime minister announced they would be banned by the end of the year following a spate of horrific attacks.
Hundreds of the animals have been advertised for sale online in the weeks since a ban was proposed, and within hours of Rishi Sunak’s confirmation, a fresh surge of them appeared on selling sites, including pets4homes.co.uk and social media.
