{"id":500143,"date":"2026-02-13T21:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/us-zoos-allow-naming-cockroaches-and-rats-for-valentines-day-to-support-conservation\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T21:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:54:19","slug":"us-zoos-allow-naming-cockroaches-and-rats-for-valentines-day-to-support-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/us-zoos-allow-naming-cockroaches-and-rats-for-valentines-day-to-support-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"US zoos allow \"naming\" cockroaches and rats for Valentine's Day to support conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>United States<\/strong>.-Several zoos in the United States launched an unconventional initiative for Valentine's Day: visitors can <strong>name cockroaches, rats, and other animals<\/strong> after their ex-partner or any symbolic figure. The <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/ucrania-reuniones-rusia-y-eeuu\/\">proposal<\/a> seeks to combine humor and creativity with a charitable goal: <strong>raise funds for conservation programs and environmental education<\/strong>.\n\nThe program originated at the <strong>Bronx Zoo<\/strong> in New York, which since 2011 has allowed names to be assigned to Madagascar hissing cockroaches through a donation. Participants receive a personalized digital certificate and, in some cases, can send funny messages to third parties. The initiative has been replicated in other zoos such as the <strong>San Antonio Zoo<\/strong> and the <strong>Brookfield Zoo<\/strong> in Chicago, expanding the possibility of christening rats or even vegetables that are used as food for other animals in the enclosure.\n\n\"This campaign has been a success because it combines entertainment with an educational and conservation purpose. Each donation helps protect species, improve facilities, and fund environmental education programs,\" explained Bronx Zoo spokespersons.\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We recommend reading:<a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/abinader-eeuu-gestionan-guinea\/\">Abinader and the U.S. manage with Guinea the release of Dominican pilot detained since December<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\nParticipation is open to anyone of legal age and is conducted virtually. The funds raised are exclusively allocated to wildlife conservation programs and may be tax-deductible, according to U.S. legislation.\n\nThe initiative, which is celebrated every February, has become an original and symbolic way of expressing affection or jokes towards ex-partners, while contributing to the protection of biodiversity.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States.-Several zoos in the United States launched an unconventional initiative for Valentine&#8217;s Day: visitors can name cockroaches, rats, and other animals after their ex-partner or any symbolic figure. The proposal seeks to combine humor and creativity with a charitable goal: raise funds for conservation programs and environmental education. The program originated at the Bronx [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133556,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-500143","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yerandi Santana","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-5.35.07-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}