NEW YORK - A 2-year-old mixed Domestic Shorthair - Russian Blue cat has officially changed her legal name to the sound of a can opener.

The cat formerly known as Weeza, pictured above with her pet human, chose to change her name because she feels that the name suits her better. “They call me with this name more often than they call me Weeza. It only makes sense that this must be my name instead.”

Previously, cats have changed their names due to being born with a poorly-chosen name (such as those on Catnabbit!’s previous Top 100 list of Worst Cat Names Ever), or when their humans begin to call the cat “No!” or “Stopthat!” instead of their given name. The cat formerly known as The artist formerly known as Prince’s cat changed his name when his human chose a symbol for a name. That cat chose a symbol as well, which looks like the red dot of a laser pointer.

The cat formerly known as Weeza is the first known and documented case of a name change to the sound of a can opener.

Click here to hear the sound of a can opener which has been legally documented as this cat’s new name.

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