Officer Warren Lillie is a womb-to-tomb animal devotee , so it ’s no surprise he dramatise a dog from one of the bad hoarding cases in his area ’s history .
Animal upbeat has always been one of Officer Warren Lillie ’s passions . That , along with his all-inclusive knowledge of animal guardianship from his time as a K-9 handler , is the reason Lillie is often the first officer on the scene in case of fauna abuse , neglect , and cruelty .
So it ’s a good thing he was the first respond officer in one of the worst billboard case in the account of Ross Township , Penn . , outside Pittsburgh . Lillie — a domestic dog devotee going back to his puerility best friend and the unmatchable friendship yr later with his K-9 married person — arrived at the house on Sept. 11 , 2019 .
Photo: Courtesy of Warren Lillie
The call finally led to a new member of his family , a pup named Chunk . But he first had to do his job .
" I was almost in shock , and I ’m never shocked by anything I see , " Lillie state Daily Paws . " I ’ve been through shootings , have almost been kill , dragged by cars … and I was so take aback . The ammonia levels in there were so eminent , a human being would n’t have been capable to inhabit more than a few hours in there . "
Lillie get to work quick rescue as many animals as he could from the terrible neglect . Dogs were live in stain , bundle articulatio humeri to shoulder in a smutty living elbow room . Lillie play a monumental role in rescue 117 from the residence . He forge his entire work shift rend dogs out and search for more , even coming back when he was off responsibility to continue helping during the 10- to 12 - hour rescue . Even when he was advised to take a shift , he pressed on .
" I got a fresh oxygen tank like six times to keep go , " Lillie says . " I could n’t just sit on the out of bounds . "
Lillie continued to help with the case even after all the heel had been remove from the premises , overseeing the investigation and gather more strong-arm grounds for prosecutors . This rescue even inspired Lillie to advocate a programme for brute abusers that educates them on fauna cruelty , which has since been follow out in brute insult cases .
In light of Lillie ’s contributions , Animal Friends , the humanist organization that lead the billboard saving , state Lillie it wanted to reward him by giving his folk a heel who ’d been removed from the crowded place . Though Lillie had no idea how he ’d ever choose one toadopt—“They were all so cute!"—two separate people told him there was something extra about a little herding dog named Chunk , who happened to be the first dog Lillie pulled from the building .
" He did turn out to be passing special , " Lillie sound out . " He ’s like a sketch — so unique and laughable . His eyes are so expressive , and he ’s so animated and engaged in everything . If he wants your attention he ’s move to get it . "
After a few months of work through behaviors andanxietyrelated to his time in the billboard house , Chunk " fell aright in " with the folk — including two other dogs identify Boog and Ellie May — and stole their hearts , Lillie says . Meanwhile , Lillie continues to answer to animal abuse and nonperformance calls . Though the work can be pump - wrenching , he ’s beaming to do it .
" I can be their voice in these situations , " Lillie say . " I ’m unforgiving , I ’m operate to make certain that brute who ca n’t talk has a phonation . I ’m always going to be their advocate . "
