“Billy the Philly,” a 5-year-old bull terrier from Philadelphia, risked his life in January to save his owners from armed robbers. Months later, he is being honored for valor by his home state’s veterinary association.
On Aug. 14, Billy was named as the 2020 recipient of the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association’s Wodan Animal Hero Award. The veterinary association’s executive director, Jennifer Keeler, told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Billy was chosen because his story “captured the spirit” of the award.
