Her suffering finally caught the attention of a compassionate volunteer who intervened. After speaking with her owner, arrangements were made to bring LuLu to safety and end her decade of confinement.

On the way to the veterinary hospital, LuLu was silent and still, curled up in the car seat. Whether from exhaustion or the calm of finally being in caring hands, she made no fuss — just rested, as if she knew help had arrived.