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Rebecca Harris owns Bassaleg Dog Walking Field in Newport, Wales, and is allowing XL Bullys to walk freely on her land, which is surrounded by secure fencing and several gates, with their owners.

Under rules brought in by the Government, all members of breed have to be neutered in order to qualify for an exemption certificate for the ban which came into effect today.

EXCLUSIVE: From today onwards, it is a criminal offence to have an XL Bully without an exemption, and owners face having the dogs seized by police and given an unlimited fine.

A candlelit vigil will be held outside the gates leading to No 10 where distraught owners will hold onto cute pictures of the hounds ahead of the ban which comes into force at midnight.

From February 1 it will become a criminal offence to have an XL bully without an exemption, and owners face having the dogs seized by police and given an unlimited fine.

From February 1 it will become a criminal offence to have an XL Bully without an exemption, and owners face having the dogs seized by police and given an unlimited fine.

An XL Bully owner has appeared on social media wearing a muzzle in solidarity with his dog, in the latest of protests by owners demanding the Government overturns its ban on the breed.

Owners of the crossbreed pups - the rehoming and breeding of which has now been outlawed - rallied in the city centre throughout the afternoon as they called for the law to be rolled back.

The owner of a dog charity in Scotland has set up a fundraiser for a sanctuary for XL Bully breeds, but refuses to reveal the location due to death threats.

EXCLUSIVE: More than 30 dogs including those of the huge breed packed the seafront in Margate, Kent, as the meet-up promenaded through the seaside town.