THE mother of a ten-year-old boy who was killed in an XL Bully dog attack has hit out at politicians for failing to act on the issue.
Emma Whitfield’s son Jack Lis, 10, was mauled and killed in an attack at a friend’s house in Pentwyn near Caerphilly in Wales in November 2021.
She told GB News: “I feel like it’s taken a long time for the Government to speak on this and I’m not sure why.
“It’s taken a video over the weekend to go viral for them to have something to say when people have lost their lives over the past few years to these dogs and they didn’t want to speak up before.
“I’m not so naive as to think that the owners have nothing to do with it because the owners are a big part of it.”
In a discussion with Mark Longhurst and Pip Tomson, she continued: “Bringing in a ban on the XL Bully would be a quick fix for now.
“But the Government has to realise that it goes a lot deeper than just banning the breed, because it’s irresponsible owners and illicit breeders, backyard breeders who are causing these issues to begin with and that needs dealing with as well.
“At the time when everything happened with Jack, I don’t remember being told anything. After my local MP spoke out in Prime Minister’s questions, there were just condolences and we were told that they’re just waiting on a report and that’s about it from them.”
She said action needs to go further than a ban on the breed: “You’re not solving the issue. These XL Bullys are just attacking more and more as the days go on. There’s nothing in place for them [owners and breeders].”
