07/14/2025
🐾 Statement About Meiling
Hello everyone. Today I feel compelled to write these words — to speak up for Meiling and to let everyone know what she has been through over the past years.
Meiling, originally named Tigger, is a kitten I personally bred in August 2022. She was healthy, gentle, and has always held a special place in my heart. As her breeder, I continued to care about her well-being after she left me, reaching out to her then-owner many times to check on her. Each time, I was told: “She’s doing great,” often accompanied by photos to reassure me.
It wasn’t until this year that I learned the truth: Meiling had actually been lost as early as December 2024, during the bitter winter. The photos I had been sent were just old pictures of her. Her former owner had concealed the truth and lied to me for months, which prevented me from helping her when it mattered most — delaying her being found and properly cared for, and leaving her to endure who knows how much cold, fear, and suffering on her own.
When I finally confronted him and demanded the truth, he said: “I didn’t dare to tell you or admit it because I was afraid you would blame me.”
When I heard this, I could only laugh bitterly. In his logic, being afraid of blame was more important than the fact that a life was wandering and suffering outside. Saving face was more important than fulfilling the most basic responsibility. Such cowardice and indifference are not only disappointing, but also infuriating.
Fortunately, Meiling eventually met kind people who took her in and gave her a safe shelter. Her new owner — the one who rescued her — gave her the name she carries now: Meiling. This is her name now and in the future, marking the beginning of her new life.
Here, I must also say this sincerely: I am sorry. It was my failure to judge his character, my being deceived by appearances, that led me to place her in the hands of someone so irresponsible and devoid of conscience, causing her to experience suffering she never should have endured. This is my failure, and my regret.
I am deeply grateful to the truly responsible and kind people: to Gabriel, who contacted me when he learned of the situation and patiently helped me communicate with her rescuer; and to her new owner, who took her in and cared for her. It was you who helped her out of the cold, back into love and care.
I hope that from now on, Meiling will never be let down again. And I hope everyone who chooses to adopt or buy a life will understand: you are not dealing with a thing, but with a living, feeling being. The promise you make to them is not just words — it is a lifelong responsibility.
Thank you to everyone who cared for, helped, and protected Meiling. And I hope such regrets will never happen to another innocent life again.