If you’re still angry at an ex for standing you up, or bitter about that boss who fired you, maybe it’s time for some not-so-sweet revenge. The San Antonio Zoo in Texas is offering to name a cockroach, rodent or veggie after the person of your choice, then feed it to one of the zoo’s resident animals. It’s part of the zoo’s Cry Me a Cockroach annual Valentine’s Day fundraiser, and you can get in on it for as little as $5 (£4, AU$7).
The zoo also tracks which names are most commonly used in the promotion.
“Last year, the most popular names were Jacob and Sarah. Who will take the cockroach this year?” a zoo statement reads.
Five dollars gets you a veggie to name, which is then fed to a vegetarian animal. It costs $10 (£8, AU$14) for a roach, and $25 (£20, AU$35). for a (frozen) rodent.
Twenty gift-givers can go all-out, and receive a shareable video of the animal eating whatever was named for your, uh, friend.
The San Antonio Zoo isn’t the only one offering such a promotion. New York’s Bronx Zoo offers a slightly different gift package that also involves naming a roach after someone for Valentine’s Day. That zoo’s promotion costs $75 (£60, AU$106) and includes a roach tumbler, roach tote, a printed certificate with the roach’s name, and the ability to schedule and up-close-and-personal encounter with a Madagascar hissing cockroach.
