Woman accidentally discards S$5K gold bracelet after mischievous cat pushes it into bin
A woman surnamed Wang (transliterated from Chinese) in Guilin, China, recently lost a gold bracelet worth about 30,000 yuan (S$5,389) after her pet cat accidentally pushed it into a trash bin.
According to Ms Wang, the incident occurred on Sunday (17 Aug) after she took off the bracelet and placed it on the coffee table while washing dishes.
Ms Wang discarded the rubbish without a second thought. It was only the following evening, nearly 18 hours later, that she remembered the bracelet.
After checking surveillance footage, she discovered that her cat had knocked it into the bin.
Item couldn’t be retrieved, as garbage sent to incineration plant
Ms Wang subsequently lodged a police report, but it turned out to be futile, as the trash had already been incinerated, according to Chinese news outlet New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV).
She was reportedly upset for several days after losing the bracelet.
Netizens said that the woman should keep valuable items out of cat’s reach
CCTV footage of the incident, which went viral on social media, showed the cat playing on a table in the living room.
The feline took interest in the gold bracelet and started pawing at it, flipping it back and forth.
The playful feline then somehow pushed the bracelet into the trash bin next to the table.
Source: Litchi News on Weibo
Netizens advise keeping valuables away from cats
Many netizens opined that it was the woman’s fault for not keeping the valuable item out of her cat’s reach.
One person commented that valuable items should be kept away from cats, adding that they are curious creatures that treat objects like toys.
Source: Weibo
Translation: We usually don’t leave valuables where the cat can reach them, because cats are curious. They do not understand and think these objects are toys. I feel sorry for the lady, but I hope she treats the cat the same as before.Â
“Fortunately, I neither have a cat nor a gold bracelet,” joked another netizen, lightheartedly implying that they would not end up in a similar predicament.
Source: Weibo
Translation: Fortunately, I neither have a cat nor a gold bracelet
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Featured image adapted from Litchi News on Weibo.
