• merridew@feddit.uk
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    the breeds of the two dogs who killed the man in Stonnall is currently not known

    Staffordshire Police said it was understood the dogs were XL bullys, but further tests were being carried out to determine their breed.

    Article has been updated. Not a surprising update.

    • Jabbawacky@feddit.uk
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      It’s known now. Sunak has just confirmed it, and announced Bully XLs with be banned within the next few months.

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    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    The attack happened outside Main Street, Stonnall, near Walsall, on Thursday afternoon, police said.

    The victim was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and was confirmed dead, emergency services said.

    A West Midlands ambulance service (WMAS) spokesman said: "Upon arrival we found a man who had sustained multiple life-threatening injuries and was in a critical condition.

    Meanwhile, children at nearby St Peter’s Primary Academy were stopped from leaving for “safety reasons”.

    The girl and two men were set upon by an American bully XL outside shops in Bordesley Green on 9 September.

    While the breeds of the two dogs who killed the man in Stonnall is currently not known, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has called for the American bully XL to be outlawed.


    The original article contains 344 words, the summary contains 125 words. Saved 64%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!

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    Dogs don’t do that “for fun”, there must be more behind this story.

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      Nothing more to it. A type of dog bred for fighting mauled a man to death. And now we have confirmation from the PM that this specific breed will be banned entirely by the end of the year. Good.

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      You don’t think an animal that has been selectively bred for generations to be the most aggressive they can can be trained to resist their most basic urges? No they will snap eventually. It might not be a death or dismemberment but they might bite.

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      What more could there possibly be? And what makes you think a dog wouldn’t kill something for fun? Have you ever even owned a dog?

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          And your dog has never acted on its prey drive? Never chased a squirrel or a rabbit even? If a big dog decides you’re prey, this is what happens. Not sure why you think pretending otherwise is a good idea.

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              All domestic dogs still have a prey drive. Its why they shake toys etc.

              They did after all decend from an ancestor in common with wolve s. But approx 11k years of breeding has diminished the drive in some breeds. Ment to be companion dogs etc. Amd increased in in others. Mainly fighting dogs.

              But while much of that breeding is intentional. You cannot garrentee a breed has a set level. Breeding is just not that accurate.

              But as a genral rule of thumb. Some breeds take more work to keep that drive under control then others. Add the effort to breed large muscular dogs for fighting or sales. And some dogs can be as risky as any other carnivore species.

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      An irresponsible dog owner who uses their dogs as a threat and a weapon? A police force which only issued a caution the last time this nearly happened?

    • Blake [he/him]@feddit.uk
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      It really depends on the dog and their owner(s), really. Some dogs can be extremely aggressive and violent, if they’ve been kept as fighting dogs for example

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        Dogs also feed off of the emotions of their owners. If the owner is all tense or aggressive, the dog will be on alert and prone to attack other dogs and people