Dog bite deaths surge more than 200 per cent in a year despite XL Bully ban

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Dog bite deaths surge more than 200 per cent in a year despite XL Bully ban.

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Dog bite deaths have surged more than 200 per cent in a year despite there being an XL Bully ban.Fatalities resulting from dog attacks in Britain increased by more than 200 per cent within a single year, according to new figures from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

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The charity's data reveals that 20 people lost their lives to dog bites in 2023, compared with just six the previous year.Hospital admissions for dog bite injuries also climbed significantly, with 12,423 individuals requiring treatment during the 2023/24 period, Sky News reports.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Overall, incidents involving dogs rose by 11 per cent between 2022/23 and 2023/24, the RoSPA report found.XL Bully dogs became illegal to sell, breed, abandon or rehome on December 31, 2023.

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It also became illegal to own one without a Certificate of Exemption from February 1, 2024.

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