Written by Randy Fox:

The late Bill Decordovas. He was born William Decordovas on July 14,1899 and died July 1970.He was a nice quiet man a butcher by trade. I consider him a friend and will always remember him dearly. Many a famous dogs has his name on the pedigree. Bill Lived in Mt. View Oklahoma a short distance from Jim Williams and Earl Tudor and seven miles from my hometown. While Bill was dieing in the hospital a well known dogman stole all his dogs. Earl Tudor went to his aid and got part of them back. He could do something through his training techniques that I didn’t see any other dogman do. He could let several dogs of his eat together out of one pan. You might laugh but you are wrong thinking they were currs. One was the Tammy bitch he whipped Mayfield with, The other was Ribbon. A great female and pitddog who is on many famous dog’s pedigrees today. I can see others in my minds eye he did that with through the years but can’t think of their names. Who said pitbulls were crazy.

ATLANTA — A tip to a hotline run by an Atlanta-based security firm led to the arrests of 27 people and the rescue of 18 dogs during a dogfighting raid in North Carolina on Saturday night. Authorities moved in as a dogfight was in progress at a home in Maxton, N.C.

Twenty-seven people were arrested on charges ranging from dog-fighting and animal cruelty to being spectators at a dogfight. Some spectators came from as far away as Maryland and Ohio. The investigation started with a call to a dogfighting tipline set up by Norred & Associates, a private security firm based in Atlanta. Chuck Simmons, Norred’s lead investigator, said he saw several people jump into a drainage ditch in an attempt to escape.

“They probably didn’t know it contained water,” he said. “As cold as it was last night, they couldn’t have been happy campers when they emerged.”  Simmons said law enforcement officers were aided by helicopters with infrared detectors. ”They were able to quickly apprehend suspects based on detection of their body heat,” Simmons said. Several dogs had serious wounds and scars from previous injuries.

They were treated by members of the Atlanta Humane Society’s “Humane Emergency Animal Rescue Team” (HEART), which receives special funding from the Holland M. Ware Foundation. The animals were transported to a secure, undisclosed location in the Atlanta area for further care and evaluation. At least one of the animals was a puppy. During the raid, authorities seized drugs, guns and tens of thousands of dollars. The operation was headed by Special Agents from the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, who were assisted by the North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina wildlife officers, the North Carolina Department of Corrections, the North Carolina Air National Guard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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A reward of up to $5,000 is offered for information leading to the arrest or conviction of a dogfighter.