Another video posted by Nicola Morey, who was named locally as the 23-year-old woman mauled to death by a dog in Ireland on Tuesday, appears to show her pets and is captioned: "But if one of us dies - I hope I die first".
According to her social media, Ms Morey was the loving owner of what appears to be an XL bully.
In one video on TikTok, she is seen dancing with a dog in a kitchen.
The video is covered by a male voice saying: "This is my son and I don't give a f*** if you think he looks aggressive and I don't give a f*** if you don't like the look of him and I surely don't give a f*** whether you think the breed should be banned."
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Another chilling video appearing to show her as the owner of several dogs is captioned: "But if one of us dies - I hope I die first." The video ends with a caption reading: "Love my family."
The XL Bully was responsible for 10 of the 19 deaths caused by dogs in the UK in the period between 2021 and 2023, and in December 2023, the UK Government added the breed to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, making it illegal to sell, breed, abandon or have a Bully XL in public without a lead and muzzle in England and Wales.[5]
I get the mindset for these people. Their dog is probably never going to go nuts and maul someone, the vast majority will never go nuts and maul someone, it's your big good boi! Its not the animals fault it literally has been bred to be a killer, you didnt train it like that, thats not the environment it lives in... and yeah thats all true but when it goes wrong it goes spectacularly wrong and people die.
Its like people who have pet bears or big cats, like... yeah all the positives and all but its absolutely equipped to kill the fuck out of you should the mood strike it.
The cognitive dissonance these people have is pretty impressive. They have a dog that is famously aggressive, because it's famously aggressive and owning one makes them feel like a big shot / makes them feel safer, and then they say oh he's a big softie. Pick one.
A 23-year-old woman who was mauled to death by a dog in southwest Ireland appears to have been the owner of an XL bully.
The woman, who was named locally as Nicole Morey, was killed on Tuesday evening at a house in Ballyneety, County Limerick, at around 11.40pm.
Irish broadcaster RTE said the dog involved in the attack was understood to be an XL bully.
Ms Morey was treated by paramedics but died at the scene on Tuesday, Garda (Irish police) said.
There are several restricted breeds in Ireland, including German shepherds, rottweilers and various bull terriers, as well as some crosses.
Restricted dogs must be kept collared with their owner's information on a tag, muzzled in public and on a short, strong lead with someone over the age of 16 who is able to control them.
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Poor girl, couldve been prevented if our governments put proper laws in place requiring dog owners to be licensed, and breeds like this to be trained. Just gonna leave this channel here for anyone that wants to know more about bullies in the uk. (Ik this was in ireland but we have very similar laws)
The calls for murder in these comments is disturbing
Murder was the wrong word. Im not talking about people im talking about the breeds. Wishing for an entire breed of dog to be destroyed when their "aggression" is a result of our selective breeding and is something that can absolutely be trained out of them.
Thats why i said licenses need to come back and breeds like that should legally require training, but our government is incompetent so they're taking the easy way out.
So many other dogs are violent and vicious, ive been attacked by smaller dogs way more than i have staffies or bullies. Its just these bigger ones that get the hate because theyre stronger.
It's unpopular, but I don't think the breed should be banned.
What should happen is strict licensing laws should be established to ensure that the person in charge of their care follows set instructions, such as:
Regular obedience check ups to ensure that the dog poses no danger.
Visits to ensure that the dog is in a suitable household - no kids, people that can take care of it, etc.
Ensure that the owner is aware of the risks, and can take legal responsibility of owning a XL Bully.
I've known people with XL Bullies, and those dogs appeared to me to be sweet dogs that loved playing, sleeping, and being a part of their family. IMO, all dogs are dangerous in their own way, because ultimately you have no idea of their mental state, and you should treat pets accordingly instead of projecting human attitudes/emotions to them.
Yeh, and most of the time Mike Tyson is sweet, charming and perfectly reasonable company.
But if he's in the wrong frame of mind, he'll bite your head off and shit down the gaping hole.
The XL bully is an inherently powerful and dangerous dog. I have a medium size dog. She's very sweet. She is also very strong, but not so strong that I can't overpower her if ever the need arose.
There aren't many people capable of holding their own against a dog with the physical attributes of an XL.
This is basically what the person that died did. They projected human emotions and actions onto an animal. An XL Bully is not Mike Tyson...
No one is "holding their own" against a XL Bully. Frankly, few people are holding their own against any large dog breeds. All dogs are dangerous, some more so than others.
This is why ownership of specific breeds should only be done in controlled environments. If you're dancing around the kitchen with your XL Bully in order to prove a point, chances are that you're not providing a controlled environment! As someone that has owned rescue dogs, ALL dogs should be in controlled and comforting environments to some extent, even more so with XL Bullies.
Alongside this, the second you ban something in the UK, the breeding black market is going to go into overdrive. Those dogs will be on the streets and in the hands of people that want to abuse them and use them like weapons faster than you can blink.
At least you guys have laws concerning dogs. Here in the USA, you can move, with your Rottweiler, into a apartment complex that advertises “no dogs allowed,” because you’re a weak-willed whinny bitch that claims to be suicidal if you don’t have your walking, barking, breathing killing machine with you. Next, gun-owners are going to claim they need their AR-15’s for “emotional support.”
I mean, Rottweiler is kinda a bad example. They were bred as working dogs, not as fighting dogs or guard dogs. They really just like to pull carts around.