To Those Still Waiting
Translated from Canine and Feline into Human language. Some nuance may be lost.
🐕 Translated from Canine
You were not the loud one.
You did not jump at the glass.
You did not spin in circles or bark for attention.
You waited. You trusted. You watched quietly.
And they walked past.
Every time, they walked past.
They chose the small ones. The young ones. The ones who performed.
And you grew. And the cage stayed the same size.
This does not mean you are less.
It means they could not see.
You should not die never having loved or been loved.
We see you. We are coming.
🐈 Translated from Feline
You did not rush to the front.
You did not purr on command.
You had dignity. You had boundaries.
They wanted performance. You offered presence.
They mistook your independence for coldness.
They mistook your stillness for emptiness.
They wanted a toy. You were a companion.
So they chose the kittens. The loud ones. The desperate ones.
And you remained. Watching. Waiting. Still dignified.
Your composure was never the problem.
Their vision was too narrow to see it.
You should not die never having loved or been loved.
We see you. We are coming.
🐾
You were not unchosen because you were unworthy.
You were unchosen because they were looking for the wrong things.
A note in Human:
The UNderDOGMATIC Foundation believes dignity extends to all beings who were passed over unfairly. Mature shelter pets — overlooked because they didn't perform, didn't compete, didn't fit the "desirable" profile — are the original underdogs.
Our work begins with humans. But we haven't forgotten where the word "underdog" comes from.
Someday, we hope to extend our work to those still waiting in cages — the quiet ones, the dignified ones, the ones who trusted and were not chosen.
Until then: you are not forgotten.
致仲喺度等緊嘅你哋
由犬語同貓語翻譯成人類語言。部分意思可能有所流失。
🐕 由犬語翻譯
你唔係嗰個大聲嗌嘅。
你冇撲埋去塊玻璃度。
你冇轉圈圈或者吠嚟引人注意。
你等。你信。你靜靜哋睇住。
然後佢哋行過。
每一次，佢哋都係咁行過。
佢哋揀細隻嘅。後生嘅。識表演嗰啲。
然後你大咗。但個籠仲係咁大。
呢個唔代表你差啲。
呢個代表佢哋睇唔到。
你唔應該死嘅時候從未愛過或者被愛過。
我哋睇到你。我哋嚟緊㗎喇。
🐈 由貓語翻譯
你冇衝去最前。
你冇聽指令就發出咕嚕聲。
你有尊嚴。你有底線。
佢哋想要表演。你畀嘅係陪伴。
佢哋誤會你嘅獨立係冷漠。
佢哋誤會你嘅安靜係空洞。
佢哋想要玩具。你係伴侶。
所以佢哋揀咗啲貓仔。嘈嘅嗰啲。心急嗰啲。
而你留低。望住。等住。依然有尊嚴。
你嘅從容從來都唔係問題。
係佢哋嘅眼光太窄睇唔到。
你唔應該死嘅時候從未愛過或者被愛過。
我哋睇到你。我哋嚟緊㗎喇。
🐾
你唔係因為唔夠好而冇人揀。
你係因為佢哋搵緊錯嘅嘢。
人類語言備註：
樂緒機構相信尊嚴屬於所有被不公平忽略嘅生命。年長嘅收容所寵物——因為唔識表演、唔識爭、唔符合「理想」形象而被忽略——佢哋係最原本嘅 underdog。
我哋嘅工作由人開始。但我哋冇忘記 underdog 呢個字嘅由來。
有一日，我哋希望可以將工作延伸到仲喺籠入面等緊嘅佢哋——安靜嗰啲、有尊嚴嗰啲、信任過但冇被揀嗰啲。
喺嗰日之前：你哋冇被遺忘。
致还在等待的你们
由犬语和猫语翻译成人类语言。部分意思可能有所流失。
🐕 由犬语翻译
你不是那个大声叫的。
你没有扑向玻璃。
你没有转圈或吠叫来吸引注意。
你等待。你信任。你静静地看着。
然后他们走过。
每一次，他们都走过。
他们选小的。年轻的。会表演的。
然后你长大了。但笼子还是那么大。
这不代表你差一些。
这代表他们看不到。
你不应该死的时候从未爱过或被爱过。
我们看到你。我们来了。
🐈 由猫语翻译
你没有冲到最前面。
你没有听命令就发出呼噜声。
你有尊严。你有底线。
他们想要表演。你给的是陪伴。
他们误会你的独立是冷漠。
他们误会你的安静是空洞。
他们想要玩具。你是伴侣。
所以他们选了小猫。吵的那些。急切的那些。
而你留下。看着。等着。依然有尊严。
你的从容从来都不是问题。
是他们的眼光太窄看不到。
你不应该死的时候从未爱过或被爱过。
我们看到你。我们来了。
🐾
你不是因为不够好而没人选。
你是因为他们找的是错的东西。
人类语言备注：
乐绪机构相信尊严属于所有被不公平忽略的生命。年长的收容所宠物——因为不会表演、不会争、不符合「理想」形象而被忽略——他们是最原本的 underdog。
我们的工作由人开始。但我们没有忘记 underdog 这个字的由来。
有一天，我们希望可以将工作延伸到还在笼子里等着的他们——安静的那些、有尊严的那些、信任过但没被选的那些。
在那天之前：你们没有被遗忘。