After her owner was deported, Josephine, also known as “Phoebe,” the dog, was left behind. In a junkyard, she sought shelter behind a shipping container from the heat and rain. She was left alone for nine years, subsisting on leftovers and crumbs from the community. But time eventually caught up with her.

Due to the ongoing stress and neglect, Phoebe’s health had gotten worse by the time she was an old dog. She had lost her right eye after being struck by a truck, developed worsening dental problems, a urinary tract infection, numerous agonizing breast tumors, and a spinal cord infection.

This heart-wrenching story follows the Hope For Paws volunteers as they make an effort to save Phoebe from her lonely situation. Phoebe gradually came to the realization that someone had come to save her in her old age, despite the challenging nature of the surgery. She gave her rescuers a tight hug while sporting a desolate expression.

Phoebe was placed in a long-term foster care program to accommodate her growing medical needs. She spent five lovely months living on the vast farm of her foster home, where she was happy, pampered, and carefree until she died of old age. Despite Phoebe’s tragic life of destitution and isolation, she was surrounded by unceasing love during her final days. Let Phoebe rest in peace.