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Zoo will let you name a cockroach after your ex for Valentine's Day

Zoo Lets You Name a Cockroach After Your Ex for Valentine’s Day
By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Jan 29, 2019

A zoo in England may have the perfect Valentine's gift for that ex who won't stop bugging you.

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For a £1.50 (about $2 U.S.) donation, the Hemsley Conservation Centre in Fairseat will name a cockroach after "your, or your friend's, worthless ex-'someone' on this special holiday of love," the attraction said in a Facebook post.

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"We are highlighting these creatures through our 'name a cockroach programme' (we think adopt is a little too strong, after all – you probably don't want to adopt your ex) to raise money for our projects at the zoo," the post continued.

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