Owners of the dogs meet-up in a Staffordshire park to show 'how wonderful this breed actually is'.
The group of owners who gathered in Wildwood Park near Stafford said they were concerned about the proposed ban.Ian Price died on 14 September after he was attacked by two suspected American bully XLs in Stonnall.The American bully XL is the largest variation of the American bully breed, a type of bulldog developed by breeding several dogs including the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Bulldog and English Bulldog.
Four dog breeds are currently banned in the UK - the pit bull terrier, the Japanese tosa, the Dogo Argentino and the Fila Brasileiro.Veterinary nurse Helena Kemble said she attended because she "just wanted to show... that these dogs are not aggressive""No-one can deny that they are terrible, but it's [about] looking into who's owning them, who's breeding them and stuff like that," he said.
"They can be trained to be aggressive, but they are the bad owners [doing that], not these dogs," she said.Staffordshire Police said officers had been in the park while the meet-up took place earlier. Sgt Luke Davies said due to Mr Price's death, there was "obviously... a bit of concern with local residents".
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