Scorned Daters Can Name a Cockroach After an Ex and See it Get Fed to an Animal at Texas Zoo
A Texas zoo has a wild solution for heartache this Valentine's Day.
The San Antonio Zoo is holding a fundraiser in which it's asking participants to name a cockroach or rodent after an ex!
Those who donate to the San Antonio Zoo's "Cry Me a Cockroach" campaign will receive a digital Valentine's Day message from the zoo to thank them for naming a vegetable, cockroach, or rodent after a former flame, according to zoo officials.
A $5 donation secures a participant with a veggie named after an ex; $10 gets a donor naming rights to a cockroach, and a $25 gift is required to name a rodent.
Along with receiving the festive message from the zoo, donors can also opt to have the San Antonio Zoo send a digital Valentine's Day card to the honored ex, too — so they know a bug, rodent, or lettuce leaf was named after them.
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And if you have someone who made life "really difficult" recently, the San Antonio Zoo has an upgraded option with limited availability. The first 20 broken-hearted donors to give $150 to the Cry My a Cockroach campaign can get "an individualized video message of your cockroach, rodent, or veggie being fed to one of our animals for you to send to your not-so-special someone," according to the zoo.
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"The season of love and loath is back," Tim Morrow, president and CEO of San Antonio Zoo, said in a news release. "Whether it was a sour romance, a breakup with your work, or a collective dislike for a 2022 trend, the Cry Me a Cockroach Fundraiser is here to help you leave that negativity behind!"
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He continued, "The cockroaches, rodents, and veggies are already part of the animals' typical diets, and although small, they really are the unsung heroes of the food chain this Valentine's season."
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Now in its fourth year, the popular fundraiser supports the zoo's vision of securing a future for wildlife in Texas and around the world, the zoo said.
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Last year, the facility received over 7,000 donations from all 50 states and 30 countries, with the most popular names submitted for the cockroaches and rodents being Jacob and Sarah.
