A furious neighbour has demanded a woman changes her cat's "offensive" name. The pet owner says she came under fire after naming her feline 'Lucifer', reports the Mirror.
The woman took to social media to explain that she decided to name her animal after a character in an urban fantasy television series. Posting on Reddit, she explained how she named her two-year-old cat Lucifer after getting hooked on the show, which stars Tom Ellis as the titular devil.
The woman said: "I have recently moved in to an apartment with my boyfriend and my two-year-old black cat, Lucifer. Despite naming him Lucifer we also call him Lucy and Lulu.
"Some of the friendly neighbours visited our place with gifts as a welcome gesture and it did not take long for us to know that one seven-year-old [in the neighbourhood] is also named Lucy."
After hearing about them moving into the area, the child's mother, who was yet to introduce herself to the couple, marched round to their house. Upon arrival, the parent order them to change their pet's name.
The woman added: "The mother, who did not visit our place before and probably heard from the other neighbours, has been knocking our door asking us to change the name of our cat. [She wants us to change it] because they are Christians, and linking my cat name Lucifer, which we also nickname Lucy to their daughter Lucy is offensive."
The woman quickly shot down her neighbour saying that she would not be changing her cat's name. However, following the bust-up, the parent has became so upset that even the woman's boyfriend started considering changing the animal's name.
She added: "The neighbour is getting rather upset over this and even my boyfriend said that changing Lucifer's name is not a big deal, we could even lie to her that we have already changed his name. I said, 'No, why should I change my cat's name or lie about him changing names when it is really none of her business? I don't want to give in to her over such silly reasons'."
The woman's moniker misery was quick to spark up conversation on social media, with people keen to give their thoughts. Many people agreed she shouldn't change her pet's name to appease her new neighbour.
One user said: "You would be entirely correct that it's none of your neighbour's business what your cats name is. You don't need to change your cats name for someone who will basically never interact with the cat." Another user added: "Tell them to change their kid's name."
A third user said: "I want to point out that there's an actual kitty Disney character named Lucifer - the black cat in Cinderella. If the name works for a Disney cartoon, this mum needs to get over herself."
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