TORONTO — Breakups can be rough, from big arguments to silent sobs into your tub of ice cream, there’s no denying your heart and ego can feel a little bit bruised.
Anyone still feeling a little resentment towards their ex might be dreading Valentine’s Day coming up with the heart shaped chocolate and red roses plastering the supermarket shelves.
A zoo in Canada could help heal that wound as they’ve offered people the chance to name a cockroach after their ex this Valentine’s Day. Jilted lovers have pounced on the chance to get this last laugh with the zoo being inundated with requests.
The name-a-roach campaign at Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy gives people a chance to dedicate one of the critters to their former lover for about $25.
It’s not just exes who can be the target of this as the cockroaches can be named after bosses, old best friends, a neighbour, or any other pest too.
Toronto Zoo’s cockroach campaign reads: “Roses are red; violets are blue… Is there someone in your life that’s bugging you?
“Give them goosebumps by naming a cockroach in their honor this Valentine’s Day.”
Scorned lovers could name one, or more, of the zoo’s cockroaches by filling in a form online “in honour” of the person of their choosing. They will then receive a digital certificate with the roach’s name, and even a shareable digital graphic.
Unfortunately for anyone looking for a Valentine’s Day pick me up, the zoo has now closed the competition after so many people wanted to take part.
By DANNI SCOTT and Olive Loveridge-Greene
SOURCE: The Mirror