Why people are naming bugs, rats and cats after their exes this Valentine’s Day

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A snowy owl named Ghost eats a frozen rat at the Bird Treatment and Learning Center on Feb. 6, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. The center is among animal shelters and zoos around the country providing cathartic avenues for the scorned to get a little revenge on Valentine's Day. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)