First, thank you to every person who gives a damn! It seems the ball is finally rolling to stop this man's apparent abuse of animals. A former tenant of Billis' contacted me today after watching the piece on Channel 9 (see wftv video links below) and told me of how Mr. Billis' dogs attacked and killed his own dog Teddy(top pictures). When he reported this to animal control, Mr. Billis evicted him. He told me of how Mr. Billis left a Rotti (bottom pictures) chained to die a slow death from a festering fist-sized wound to his shoulder. He said Mr. Billis had covered the wound with a Wal-Mart bag and duct tape and when the dog tried to kick off the bag, he tied his back legs together with twine. The tenant said he called animal control several times, but the dog died before they came. You can read the tenant's statement in the comment section of the blog.
Mr. Billis told me today in a phone conversation that he is in no way responsible for Bear's death and that I am doing all of this for publicity -- I think the pictures speak for themselves -- these animals are the motive. Oh, he also said the Rotti had been bitten by a spider and that he sought medical care -- I guess that explanation excuses Mr. Billis for allowing the Rotti to die what was described as a slow death on a chain. Would it have been too much to hospitalize that poor dog?
Go to the following for wftv coverage and see for yourself how this man refuses to take responsibility. You decide who is deceptive!
My interview with WFTV explaining the course of events.
Mr. Billis' interview with WFTV. Note that he says Bear was only brought to the shop because he was traveling and didn't want Bear home alone, but, in the last video, he states while gesturing to the back cage that Bear was OK on Saturday when he states he last saw Bear at the shop. He goes on to say he traveled on Monday. So why was Bear there at all on Saturday if the only reason he was there was so he wouldn't be alone at home? I guess being caged with three known dog killers is nicer than being at home alone. Also please note, the ad on Craig's List never said anything about euthanasia. It simply said that time was running out for adoption -- we were discussing if it wouldn't be better to get Bear to a rescue group in hopes that he would have a better chance. We did discuss euthanasia among the staff SIX months ago when we first got Bear because of the possible risk to staff and boarders due to his aggression early on.
Mr. Falahpour completely contradicts Mr. Billis
Mr. Billis states Bear was ok at the shop on Saturday and that he traveled on Monday. Gotcha!
3 comments:
It seems as though this "man" is trainng his dogs to fight "for sport". When the former tenant mentioned several puppies being killed it reminded me of stories I have seen about puppies being used to intice the dogs to be better fighters. If it can be proved it would be another angle towards action against him.
I have been gone for a year and just found this story today. I started a crusade against Mr. Billis. I am so angry that Orlando hasn't done anything about this. I am taking a trip down to the Auto shop to see what dogs are on the property now. This is outrageous. My heart aches for these dogs. I am posting on Craigs list everyday to make sure this man never adopts again.
It is now February 6, 2009 and NOTHING has been done by law enforcement or Orange County Animal Services in relation to Bear. It is as if his death did not matter and Bear did not matter. Well, Bear did matter and Billis needs to be punished for his actions. Something needs to be done immediately and everyone needs to stop dragging their feet. Otherwise, Bear's death will have been in vain and that will be a sad reflection on our society.
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