Robert Bills is a finance, arts, and entertainment professional who is now realizing his life’s mission of impacting the welfare of animals. His muse for the creation of this entity was his puppy-mill breeding dog, Chappy. This 11-pound Havanese Poodle was captive as a breeding dog in a Tennessee puppy mill for the first 5 1/2 years of his life. Chappy, who passed away at 20+ years young, enjoyed life largely due to his own courage and determination to demonstrate love for his family and friends.

Robert has studied Humane Education at The Humane Society Academy, has been a constant presence networking animals on Facebook for the past 17 years, and volunteered for 3 years at The Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago. He is an active student of various schools of thought for solving animal overpopulation, animal abuse and torture, and animal profiteering.

He is a former actor/director, has lead-produced Off-Broadway theater, was a gallerist in Chicago’s West Loop, and was a Lecturer in Finance for 20 Years. Teaching gigs included University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, and DePaul University.

Mr. Bills holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School and is an IRS Enrolled Agent. He has studied Philanthropy at Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies. Robert also holds a Certificate in Child Life from University of California, Santa Barbara and a Certificate in Drawing & Sculpture from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, School of Continuing Studies. He thoroughly enjoyed his time as an actor/director in Chicago and Los Angeles and is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory. A number of his former teammates from the Conservatory are now well known for their work in TV and Film.