Give your ex a dozen roaches this Valentines Day!
The El Paso Zoo in El Paso, Texas, will name a cockroach after your ex and then feed it to meerkat live on camera at its “Quit Bugging me Event” on Feb. 14, the zoo announced this week.
“What’s the perfect Valentine’s Day gift? Naming a cockroach after your ex, of course! Message us your ex’s name and we’ll name a cockroach after them! We’ll post names (First and last name initial!) starting February 11 here on Facebook! Watch on Facebook Live or on our website’s Meerkat webcam on Valentine’s Day at 2:15 pm to see them devour these little bugs!” the zoo wrote on its Facebook page on Monday.
El Paso Zoo event coordinator, Sarah Borrego, told CBS News she hopes the event will get the local community involved.
“The meerkats love to get cockroaches as a snack and what better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than by feeding them a cockroach named after your ex!” Borrego joked.