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San Antonio zoo lets visitors name cockroaches & rats after their exes to feed animals
(www.dexerto.com)
You can do it for free in your mind and they can't stop you.
this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2026
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Rats can be expensive! They go for around $2-5 each, and it adds up really fast when you've got a lot of carnivores to feed.
You’d think New York would be raking in some side monies.
You dont wanna feed those things to animals you like! 😅
I have a co-worker or two that I would consider this service for.
I guess I'm the only one thinking that it's fucking disturbing.
I think that means you've been fortunate enough not to feel the need to turn a piece of fruit, bug, or rat into a cathartic feeling of peace or closure. The animal, fruit, or veggie would be given to the zoo creature anyways, and this raises funds to help conservation.
I'll happily name a carrot after my ex and watch it be fed to a giraffe.