Is Ding Man, a Red Fox Mongoose, Stolen from Asia Pet Exhibition Network? Store responds to visitors | incident | Store
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Recently, at the Shanghai Asian Pet Exhibition, a meerkat named "Ding Man" became a "little internet celebrity" among visitors due to its cute image.
However, on August 20th, it was rumored on the internet that the highly popular "Ding Man" had been stolen. Some visiting netizens posted that they heard from the store that "the fox meerkat had been stolen, which was very outrageous." Since then, the topic of "Shanghai Asian Pet Exhibition Ding Man was stolen" has become a hot topic on Weibo.
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At 10:41 am on August 21st, the exhibitor who claimed to be the owner of this incident posted a statement on social media about the "stolen incident", stating that "the loss of the meerkat was a misunderstanding. Due to the large number of people at the exhibition, a friend took it to display, but did not notice it. It was returned relatively late, so we mistakenly thought we had lost one. A friend on the scene heard about this and posted it, thinking we had lost it, so this was a misunderstanding. We have not noticed that the incident has had such a significant impact since then, and I hereby declare that it was not lost. Thank you for your attention."
At noon that day, a reporter from Pengpai News left a message to the account inquiring about the specific situation, and their response was "subject to public disclosure". In addition, the reporter learned from the organizers of the Asian Pet Exhibition that they have not received any relevant reports of loss.
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