Campaigners challenging the controversial ban on XL bully dogs have seen their Court of Appeal bid dismissed, upholding the government’s decision to add the breed to the Dangerous Dogs Act.
The group Don’t Ban Me, Licence Me, and the group’s director Sophie Coulthard launched legal action against the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) after owning an XL bully dog without an exemption certificate became a criminal offence in England and Wales in February 2024.
