A Loudoun County Animal Control van is parked outside a barn at one of the properties in the Lovettsville area where chickens were seized. It is believed the chickens were used in animal fighting.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: animals, crime, Loudoun Animal Care/Control, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Lovettsville

Loudoun County Animal Control officials at one of the properties in the Lovettsville area where chickens were seized. It is believed the chickens were being used in animal fighting.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: animals, crime, Loudoun Animal Care/Control, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Lovettsville

Loudoun County Animal Control officials at one of the properties in the Lovettsville area where chickens were seized. The chickens were believed to be used in animal fighting. The man on left, not in uniform, identified himself as the brother of the property owner.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: animals, crime, Loudoun Animal Care/Control, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Lovettsville

A chicken walks on property in Lovettsville where chickens, believed to be used in animal fighting, have been seized.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: animals, crime, Loudoun Animal Care/Control, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Lovettsville

Loudoun County Animal Control officials at one of the properties in the Lovettsville area where chickens were seized. it is believed the chickens were being used in animal fighting.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: animals, crime, Loudoun Animal Care/Control, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Lovettsville