Loudoun residents and their dogs turned out for a demonstration in front of the courthouse to protest the county's adoption policy that they say discriminates against the pit bull breed.

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Owners and their dogs protest the Loudoun County adoption policy that they say leads to the euthanasia of more pit bulls and pit bull mixes than that of other breeds.

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Chewy, a four-month-old pit bull mix, belongs to Lacy Warner of Middleburg.

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Allison (in orange) Horstkamp of Manassas and her brother Kevin (holding their dog, Diamond, three months old) protest the euthanasia of pit bull mixes in the county.

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One-year-old Cecelia a cane corso mix was brought to the demonstration by her owner Katie Beam.

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Twinkie, a four-month-old pit bull mix, came to the demonstration with Stephanie Perkins and is up for adoption through the Middleburg Humane Foundation.

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