The Blue Peter producer was sacked over it.
So he was. Which is ridiculous - of all the people who should fall on their sword over this affair, the guy who misnamed a kitten by disregarding the result of a free online vote is right at the bottom of the list.
Moreover, his side of events, as I recall, was that there was a late flood of votes towards "Cookie" (rather than "Socks", the name used) and that it was thought this was from an attempt at "fixing" the result.
And calling a cat "Cookie" would promote childhood obesity, apparently.
But if they really thought it was an inappropriate name for a cat - which has certainly been reported as the BBC party line - why did they put it on the ballot in the first place?
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