San Antonio zoo lets visitors name cockroaches & rats after their exes to feed animals

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/san-antonio-zoo-lets-visitors-name-cockroaches-rats-after-their-exes-to-feed-animals-3307151/

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Valmond@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 206d (1 reply)

You can do it for free in your mind and they can't stop you.

HikingVet@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 206d

"Fundraisers hate this one trick"

anon6789@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 206d (2 replies)

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.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 206d (1 reply)

You’d think New York would be raking in some side monies.

anon6789@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 206d

You dont wanna feed those things to animals you like! 😅

OhmsLawn@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 206d

I have a co-worker or two that I would consider this service for.

Solumbran@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 206d (1 reply)

I guess I'm the only one thinking that it's fucking disturbing.

Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 206d

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.