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Sickening video shows a thug standing over the helpless pet and repeatedly whacking him with the garden tool in his backyard on Pembury Estate in Hackney, north London .
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 expert has said the banning of American Bully XL's may just be the 'tip of the iceberg for the UK's dog problems following the news that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has outlawed the hounds today.
Four people have been killed by dogs so far in 2023, despite the Dangerous Dogs Act being supposed to prevent such attacks. So which breeds of dog are actually illegal in the UK?