On February 6, Animal Control Officers, in conjunction with the Police Department’s Property Crimes Unit and Forensic Services Section, were called a home located in the 9000 block of Ellsworth Road near Manassas to execute a search warrant in connection to an investigation of alleged animal fighting.

Police were tipped off about the case by a neighbor.  As a result of the search, investigators seized 63 chickens and two canines from the property. Many of the chickens were found in a manner consistent with their preparation for fighting.