Episode 183: American Bully X

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie digs into the UK’s recently announced ban on the American Bully XL and discovers some surprising information. Jesse does very little. To support the show and get exta content and much more, become a Primo. To buy our very popular merch, shop here. Bronwen Dickey: Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon Hal Herzog: Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals The Stranger: “How to Defeat a Pit Bull with Your Bare Hands” Joe Bernstein: “Inside The Most Vicious Conflict On The Internet” The Guardian: “American XL bully dog will be banned, says Rishi Sunak” Bully Watch The Telegraph: “Half of all XL Bully dogs in Britain descend from 'Killer Kimbo'“ The Sun: “BULLY BREEDER'S BLAST: I bred XL Bully Kimbo who half UK’s animals can be traced to – they only become killers when people give them steroids” Malcolm Gladwell: “Troublemakers” NOTE: This episode has been updated. On initial verision that went out to Primos, Jesse said something like, “So American Bully breeders say, if a dog is aggressive, it can’t be an American Bully,” and I said, “Yes, exactly.” I thought it was obvious this referred to registration, but apparently not, and I have updated the episode to clarify: an aggressive American Bully would still be an American Bully because breed isn’t determined by behavior but by lineage, but it would be disqualified for registration in the American Bully Kennel Club or any other legitmate kennel club. Apologies for the confusion.” —KH

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