Oh, what a heartbreaking story. It really hits close to home for me because my little Scout was rescued from the same kind of abuse. They told me at the rescue shelter that someone saw some boys put her in a backpack and were throwing her around like a football, she was only around 7 months old. This person stepped in and got her away from the boys and took her to the shelter. She didn't suffer any major injuries from that but when they spayed her they discovered she was pregnant (of course that was ended) and then she got a hematoma on the spay incision which took weeks to heal. Poor little girl went through a lot.

Good luck Mary!! I hope it works out for you and little Polly. Even if you don't get him I bet he'll get a good home and can finally know what being loved is like.