Vent at a local shelter for Valentine’s Day
CINCINNATI – If you’re not feeling the love this Valentine’s Day, you have many options to vent your feelings via the animal kingdom.
Animal shelters and zoos across the country are willing to name litter boxes, outdoor posts, feral cats and Madagascar hissing cockroaches after ex-lovers in exchange for small donations.
A $5 donation to the Animal Friends Humane Society in Hamilton, Ohio, means the shelter will name a litter box or outdoor sign after your ex. The shelter is accepting donations through Feb. 13 and plans to post a video showcasing the names on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.
The Humane Society houses lost, abandoned and mistreated animals.
If that isn’t harsh enough, the Humane Society of Warren County in Front Royal, Virginia, will name a feral cat for your ex before neutering them. Donors can participate by sending an email with the name after donating to info@humanesocietywarrencounty.org.
The organization said it was able to trap, neuter and release 368 cats in 2023. The fundraiser has raised over $3,000 through Facebook so far.
The San Antonio Zoo in Texas holds an annual “Cry Me a Cockroach” fundraiser for Valentine’s Day. Donors can symbolically name a cockroach, rat or vegetable after an ex and the zoo will feed it to an animal.
A $5 donation gets you a symbolic vegetable.
It’s $10 for a cockroach and $25 for a rodent. The zoo sends a digital Valentine’s Day card to donors.
The El Paso Zoo in Texas has a similar fundraiser, called “Quit Bugging Me,” with the caveat that the animals “can only eat so many cockroaches,” but all the names the zoo receives will be used to decorate the animals’ exhibits.