American XL bulldogs kill 22 sheep (www.walesonline.co.uk)

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Two escaped dogs savaged a flock of pregnant sheep, killing 22 and injuring another 48, before the out-of-control American XL bulldogs were shot. A farmer turned his gun on the pair of escaped animals that subjected his livestock to a brutal attack on a Welsh farm.

The financial cost of the incident, including the numerous deaths and injuries, amounted to more than £14,000.

The owner of the two dogs – David Hughes, 26, of Pen y Wern, Rhosllanerchrugog – appeared at Wrexham Magistrates’ Court where he admitted being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and being the owner of a dog worrying livestock. Hughes was banned from keeping dogs for five years and ordered to pay £900 in fines.

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[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I was confused why you wrote this about bulldogs at first. As this is what I'm pretty sure all Americans think of bulldogs.

https://cdn-prd.content.metamorphosis.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/01/shutterstock_607907102-1-768x512.jpg

Short cuddley little guys who just love to be couch potatoes and slobber everywhere.

Then I realized this article is talking about pitbulls...never heard them called American xl bulldogs, always just pitbulls.

Learn something everyday.

[-] tal@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd never heard the term either here in the US.

Apparently a "bully" is a pitbull/bulldog cross, and XL is a larger variety.

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah they do not look anything like what I expected them to be, definitely pitbulls and this doesn't surprise me in the least that they killed sheep. They're just dangerous dogs.

[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Tbf I generally here them referred to as “XL Bullies” rather than bulldog

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