There has been a long-running tradition around the country of zoos naming animals after exes, and most animals chosen are not the cute and cuddly kind. Some zoos will even name the toys and food the bigger animals play with after exes. It's just a way to bring a smile to a lonely person on a day dedicated to people in love. These are just a few of the zoos that offer a campaign to name critters after your ex.
Bronx Zoo's Name a Roach
This zoo is continuing its eleven-year tradition of allowing guests to name Madagascar hissing cockroaches after their ex for a $15 donation. While the naming doesn't have to be only exes, the zoo says the donator will be notified when their cockroach is named.
This zoo goes even further and says donators can add an extra roach hat, socks, and even a virtual date with your roach.
Valentine’s Day is almost here and there’s really only one way to tell someone your love is eternal. Name a Bronx Zoo hissing cockroach for them. Go the extra mile and add a roach hat, roach socks, or romantic roach encounter to complete the package: https://t.co/S66H3cbGvB pic.twitter.com/E1X38037Cj
— Bronx Zoo (@BronxZoo) January 18, 2022
Brookfield Zoo's Name A Cockroach After Your Ex: Unhappy Valentines Day
For a $15 donation, the Brookfield Zoo will name a cockroach after your ex, or anyone, and post it on their social media page all the way up until February 14th. A donation also gets a photo of the named cockroach on the Naming Board outside the Hamill Family Play Zoo on Valentine's Day.
Continuing their annual tradition, @brookfield_zoo, an American Humane Certified facility, is offering the chance to name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after your ex (or anyone!) for #ValentinesDay with a $15 donation that supports the zoo! Learn more: https://t.co/Tr1S8xzjoO pic.twitter.com/26cAF2kr3B
— American Humane (@AmericanHumane) February 7, 2022
Lehigh Valley Zoo's Bug Off
This zoo in Lehigh, Pennsylvania will allow donators of $5 or more a chance to name a cricket after their ex, or someone who broke their heart and watch them be fed to animals at the zoo. A video of the feeding will be posted to the zoo's social media account every week leading up to Valentine's Day.
We get it—sometimes love sucks. So instead of feeling down love may not last forever, put a twist on Valentine’s Day and name a bug after your ex! Make a $5 donation today to name one of our feeder crickets and we'll feed it to our ambassador animals! https://t.co/Yl7PvkgTLi pic.twitter.com/taQvv9Qt9T
— Lehigh Valley Zoo (@LVZoo) January 25, 2022
San Antonio Zoo's Cry Me a Roach Fundraiser
Similar to the others, this zoo allows donators to name a cockroach for $10 or a farm-frozen rat for a $25 donation and watch videos each week of their donation being fed to different animals around the zoo. Participants get a specialized certificate showing that they were part of the zoo's fundraiser. Fifty select participants will receive a personalized video sent to them on Valentine's day.
San Antonio Zoo recruits cockroaches and rats to help exterminate feelings for your ex https://t.co/yDl7M8PUx7
— MySA (@mySA) January 18, 2022
All donations go to the zoo's conservation efforts and help fund new ways to protect and preserve the animal's native homelands. This is just a fun way to get some closure on your relationship and help preserve wildlife around the world.
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