Thank you for walking this far with me.
Please don't cry right now — I was brave until the very end, and you can be brave too.
I know — in your heart you feel for me, and you love me.
If you're willing, keep this heart in your phone;
next year, on June 28, it will gently remind you that you once loved me like this.
Then give the strength of your tears to the next her — or him — who may face what I faced.You don't have to love them — just don't hurt them.
Choose your calendar
(Left: beaten 50 times within two minutes, all Wangwang could do was tuck her tail and smile, begging the person to stop — she never bit back, never fought, never ran.)
Wangwang could have bitten. She could have fought back. But as the stick came down, again and again, she didn't — she just smiled like this, lowered her head, and begged to be let go.
Because three pups, their eyes not yet open, were still waiting for her to nurse them.
Why we ask you to remember
Remembering is something we can still do for her. As long as someone remembers, she remains with us; each person who remembers gives more strength to the promise: ‘You may choose not to love, but do not abuse.’
Her first and final gentle licks came from the same love.
After you set this day aside for her
- Today, add June 28 to your calendarIt takes only a minute, and you only need to do it once
- Each year, your calendar will remember for youThe reminder returns automatically, so you do not have to rely on memory
- Come back to see herReread part of her story, or sit quietly for one minute
- Tell her story to someone you often talk withInvite a colleague, classmate, friend, or family member, and let one more calendar light up