Name a cockroach after your ex: Zoo goes viral for Valentine's Day stunt
14 February 2023, 12:37
A Texas zoo has gone viral for a stunt encouraging donors to name a cockroach after their ex before it's fed to an animal.
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A Texas zoo is offering anguished lovers the chance to get their own back by naming a cockroach after their ex before it's fed to an animal.
For $10, the zoo will name a cockroach after your ex whilst those with a bigger grudge can opt for a $25 rodent instead. There's even a vegetarian option which lets you name a vegetable for $5.
Donors can also choose to send their "not-so-special someone" a Valentine's Day card informing them that they were named after a cockroach. A premium package includes a personalised video message showing the ex their name-sake being fed to an animal.
The San Antonio Zoo's annual “Cry Me a Cockroach” fundraiser will “support the zoo’s vision of securing a future for wildlife in Texas and around the world", their website states.
The fundraiser went viral online, bringing in more than 8,000 donations from all 50 states and over 30 different countries, with the zoo's own Instagram page sharing videos of a staff-member sporting a cockroach costume around the zoo.
One Twitter user @B3kha said: "Dear San Antonio Zoo, this is the level of Petty I aspire to be #ValentinesDay"
Dear San Antonio Zoo, this is the level of Petty I aspire to be💀💀 #ValentinesDay pic.twitter.com/uumH59ZGeZ
— Becca Vee (@B3kha) February 6, 2020
The zoo also announce the most popular names of the year - with Jacob and Sarah topping the most submitted ex names last year.
This year, they've shared that Matt, Ashley and Jessica are all in the running for the top spots.
