American dogs are now officially banned - with owners offered £200 of compensation if they decide to put the animal to sleep.Under rules drawn up by government department Defra and published on Tuesday, it will be illegal to 'breed, sell, advertise, exchange, gift, rehome, abandon or allow XL Bully dogs to stray' in England and Wales from December 31.From the same date, existing XL Bully owners must keep their dogs on a lead and muzzled in public; the government is advising people to start training their dogs to wear a muzzle and walk on a lead comfortably, if they aren't already trained.
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