20/09/2023
Some excellent advice regarding insurance which all dog owners should have especially as Dogs Trust do it for £25 for a year!!!
AMERICAN BULLY XL OWNERS INSURANCE/NEUTERING PLEASE READ THIS POST
INSURANCE
It has come to our attention that owners of American Bully XL are trying to find insurers for their dogs in order to comply with the terms of the upcoming inclusion of the type on the list of prohibited breeds. It seems many are under the understanding that
this is health and liability insurance, However for the purposes of Section 1 dogs it is PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE which is a requirement in order to comply. Dogs Trust have an excellent membership scheme that we would recommend owners of all breeds to be part of in any event, it costs 25 pounds per year to become a member and the owner is covered by 3rd party liability insurance as a member benefit which meets the standard required to register the four breeds currently covered by the legislation. This is for ALL dogs owned by that member regardless of breed up to a limit so if you have more than one prohibited type to be registered to you then only one membership is required. To owners of a dog already registered as one of the four prohibited types and who are already dogs trust members and also own an American Bully XL your membership should already cover you. If you already have Dogs Trust membership, or once you join then you do not need to have a copy of your policy, you are not taking out insurance you are becoming a member and the insurance is a benefit of that membership. Once the government opens registration email Dogs Trust with your dogs microchip number and ask them to confirm to you by return email that you are insured and that the dog concerned identified by its microchip number is covered by your liabilty cover as a member then forward this to DEFRA along with your registration application and proof of neutering. The link to become a member is in the comments below
NEUTERING
If you have already, or are planning to get your dog neutered prioer to any announcement of the transition period by the government please ensure that your dogs microchip is registered on your dogs record at the vets undertaking the operation as you will need to provide PROOF of compliance to DEFRA
If you require any further advice please contact us and we will do our best to help.