Protest in Sheffield city centre over laws banning breeds including XL Bullies

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00:00 Protesters campaigning against laws banning dog breeds, including XL bullies, had to battle

00:07 the wind as well as the laws outside City Hall today.

00:11 They explained why they were there.

00:13 So we're here to spread awareness for breed specific legislation and animal testing, mainly

00:19 the beagles at NBR.

00:21 And I see you've got pictures of bullies on here as well.

00:25 Is that something that you're also raising awareness of?

00:29 Yeah, for the XL bully ban, for all banned breeds really.

00:33 Are you a dog owner yourself?

00:35 I am, yeah.

00:36 Can you tell us a little bit about your dog?

00:37 Mine's a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

00:39 He's nine years old.

00:40 His name's Rug.

00:41 Never stepped a foot wrong.

00:43 Loves people, loves animals, loves everybody.

00:47 Are you concerned about his safety?

00:49 Because they're not banned at the moment, are they?

00:51 They're not, no, but they have tried to ban him before.

00:53 But because they're a registered kennel club breed since 1931, I think it is, they'll struggle

01:02 to ban it because it's a recognised breed and it's a historical breed as well.

01:07 So it's not just the XL bully, it's beagles and all bull breeds that are banned.

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