LEESBURG -- A Loudoun County judge has upheld a policy prohibiting county-run animal shelters from offering pit bulls for public adoption.
Circuit Judge Burke F. McCahill ruled Thursday that publicly funded shelters are not required to make all breeds available for adoption.
A Norfolk-based animal rescue group and a Sterling man had sued the county in an effort to change the policy.
The Loudoun County shelters used to euthanize all abandoned pit bulls. However, since 2007, pit bulls that pass a temperament test can be transferred to rescue groups or shelters in other jurisdictions.
-- The Associated Press
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