They didn't use signs, but lit candles and prayed.
Polar was turned over to animal control by its owners after it bit a 6-month-old boy in the neck inside a house on Overridge Drive last week in Chesterfield.
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| Is this really what the dog looks like or are these photos from when he was a puppy? |
The child died of his injuries.
Investigators say the boy was playing in one room and the family and friends not too far away when the incident occurred.
Cathy Saye with DeafPaws Rescue says Polar is deaf, and came from an abusive home in Atlanta. She says she fostered Polar and said he never showed signs of aggression towards other people, including children.
There are MILLIONS of abused dogs that do not kill children.
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| "He's never done anything like this before!" - famous last words of the owners of these dogs that attack and kill. |
She believes Polar meant no harm, saying these dogs are "nanny" dogs.
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| Donna Armstrong firmly believes the 'nanny dog' was trying to gently carry the boy into the other room(!) |
"The only thing that dog was guilty of is picking up the child which was left unattended into the room where the parents were. The way they do that is pick them up by the neck [scruff], and that's what happened," said Armstrong.
Mac Adams, who also attended the vigil, is a father of five children.
We asked him what he would say to the parents of the dead child while trying to save Polar's life.
"My heart could not ached more for you, but why complicate the matter further by putting the dog down," he responded.
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| Mac Adams' feelings are that two wrongs don't make a right and that putting the killer dog to sleep is wrong(!) |
Others believe the dog has to go.
"You can always get another dog, but you can't get that baby back," said Chesterfield resident Willie Mae Reid.
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| The voice of reason! Willie Mae Reid's wisdom speaks volumes |
"There is a dead child involved, retribution for the family should be sought, I suppose," said parent Tracy Edge.
Polar's fate is in the hands of Chesterfield County Police investigating the case.
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