According to a statement, San Antonio Zoo in Texas lets you name a cockroach after your ex, and then watch it get mercilessly devoured by a bird, reptile, or even mammal. The program is called ‘Cry Me A Cockroach’.
The particular annual ‘Cry Me A Cockroach’ event is finally back by popular demand, after gaining international attention and garnering more than US$45,000 in donations in the year 2020.
Much like the previous year, spurned lovers and broken-hearted souls will be able to symbolically name a cockroach after a former significant other and have it served up as an ‘enrichment treat’ to one of the zoo’s animals.
According to the order form, you do not need to be within the U.S. to make use of this service. All you need to do is input your address (international options allowed), billing information, and credit card details.
According to San Antonio Zoo, the feedings will be streamed on Facebook Live on Valentine’s Day. Videos of the feeding frenzy will also be posted to the zoo’s other social media pages (Twitter, Instagram, etc) throughout the day. Folks can expect to receive a certificate after confirmation, to share on social media, or even frame it as a memorable keepsake.
Due to privacy concerns, however, only first names will be displayed during the event. The money raised from the ‘Cry Me A Cockroach’ event is expected to go towards expanding the zoo’s jaguar habitat with a connected overhead catwalk.
Sources: YouTube San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio Zoo.