UK campaigners seek to overturn ban on American XL bully dogs

Group of owners and dog experts launch legal fight against rules due to be enforced in England and Wales

A campaign group has launched a legal attempt to overturn the government's ban on American XL bully dogs after raising more than 160,000 to fund a potential judicial review.

The group of XL bully owners and dog experts, Don't Ban Me - Licence Me, said it had instructed a lawyer and submitted a pre-action protocol to the government, and hopes to apply for an injunction to delay the ban before the end of the year.