The UK is progressing fast with a plan to ban the American XL bully breed after a number of horrific attacks and fatal maulings.  

However we now know that these dogs were descended from the pit bull terrier, which was also banned in the UK in 1991.  

With cross breeding so commonplace, what’s to say that the American XL Bully won’t be found in later generations? And you’d have to wonder if it’s even possible to erase a breed?  

Gillian Bird is the Head of Education and Media with the DSPCA and she joined Sean to discuss...