Aberdeen postcode has more XL Bully dogs than anywhere else in Scotland
After a string of brutal attacks, Scotland banned the crossbreed, but new data shows that more than 500 XL bullies reside in AB postcodes.
Despite Scotland’s restriction on crossbreeding, Aberdeen boasts the highest number of XL Bully dogs in any postcode.
Following the prohibition, which was implemented in August after a string of brutal attacks—four dog-related deaths are thought to have happened in Scotland since 2013—owners must now apply for and pay for an exemption permit with a list of restrictions.
According to a Sunday Times study, one Aberdeen neighbourhood has received more exemptions than any other postcode in Scotland.
According to data gathered through freedom of information requests, Scotland now has 3,400 licensed XL bullies, down from over 5,000.
Although it has been stated that the system deters some owners, ownership today seems to be concentrated in a few places, such as North Lanarkshire, the Granite City, and parts of Dundee.
Despite the new regulations requiring XL Bully dogs to be spayed, microchipped, muzzled, and kept on a lead in public by the end of January, as well as for their owners to have third-party insurance, attacks by these dogs have persisted in recent months.
According to a Sunday Times analysis, the AB16 postcode in Aberdeen’s northwest, which includes underprivileged neighbourhoods like Sheddocksley and Northfield, got the most exemptions in Scotland—74.
The main DD2 (59) and DD4 (59) districts of Dundee, which comprise both urban and rural regions north of the city, also had exceptionally high numbers of exemptions, with North Lanarkshire and Wishaw recording 65.
How many XL bullies are in my postcode?
The number of XL Bully dogs in each AB postcode was shown by the figures. Areas such as Northfield, Sheddocksley, Tillydrone, Seaton, Bucksburn, Dyce, and Torry had the highest numbers.
Large populations were also noted in Aberdeenshire in Inverurie, Peterhead, Portlethen, and the suburbs south of Granite City by the River Dee.
Breed-specific laws are opposed by animal welfare organisations, such as the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA), which contends that any canine breed has the potential to become unmanageable and harmful in the wrong hands.
By imposing jail terms and automatic prohibitions on dog ownership, the organisation hopes that the courts and police would “properly enforce existing legislation.”
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