JUST 400 XL Bullys were culled in an official scheme — leaving 70,000.
Owners who said they paid for a lethal jab made 404 claims for £200 compensation.
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Four claimed £100 each for a charity euthanising the pet.
And there were 21 claims for £100 where the XL was rehomed.
Government figures show of the 429 total claims, 23 were invalid.
The scheme cost taxpayers £78,900.
XLs have killed at least a dozen Brits since 2022.
A ban came in last February.
Some 55,000 are registered, with 15,000 kept illegally.
Pre-ban, some bought XLs for as little as £10, then had them put down to claim £200.
Others claimed cull cash but dumped pets in forests.
Elizabeth Pettugani, who needed surgery after an attack, blasted: “I think most people just didn’t want to put them down because it’s their dogs, and the money isn’t worth it for that.
“They are bred for fighting and although not all of them are dangerous, in the wrong hands, these are killing machines.
“If they’re a dangerous owner and they’re paid for their dog to be put down, it’s like a present.
“In the wrong hands, someone might just take that deal for the money.”