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Zoo lets people name a cockroach after their ex, then feed it to a meerkat on Valentine’s Day

Zoo lets people name a cockroach after their ex, then feed it to a meerkat on Valentine’s Day

This is one way to move on! 

The El Paso Zoo has the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for you!

You can message the zoo on Facebook with your ex’s name, then on Feb. 14 watch the roach get devoured during the “Quit Bugging Me” meerkat event, which will live-stream on Facebook and the zoo’s website. The names of those exes will also be displayed around the meerkat exhibit and on social media starting February 11.

“This is a fun way to get the community involved in our daily enrichment activities,” El Paso Zoo event coordinator Sarah Borrego told CBS News. “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!”

Read more via cbs17.com.

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