Valentine’s with a twist as zoo offers ‘name a cockroach after your ex’

Got an ex? Name a cockroach after them at Brookfield Zoo for Valentine's Day

Still looking for a Valentine’s Day gift for that special — or, not so special — someone? The Brookfield Zoo has an idea for you: A cockroach. “It doesn’t have to be your ex,” Tim Sullivan, Brookfield Zoo Director of Behavior Husbandry told NBC Chicago Tuesday. “You can name it after someone you love.” Through Feb. 14, the zoo is holding its popular “Name a Cockroach” campaign, offering the chance for guests to “symbolically” name a Madagascar h…

Valentine’s with a twist as zoo offers ‘name a cockroach after your ex’

A US zoo has launched a “name a cockroach after your ex” campaign just in time for Valentine’s Day, an initiative some are calling petty. The Louisville...

The Maryland Zoo will name a pile of dung after your ex!

As Valentine’s Day approaches, are you feeling heartbroken, betrayed, spurned, or filled with spite? If so, Maryland Zoo’s “Dollars for Dung” program invites you to turn away from heartbreak and towards your nose for revenge. The Dollars for Dung program lets people send the zoo five bucks and a name. The zoo will christen a fresh pile of animal dung with that evil ex’s name. There are even additional options, depending on one’s level of resentm…