Man charged with eating live rat
Andy Ray Harris put a tiny, hairless rat in his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it
In the video, Andy Ray Harris from Utah, appears to put a tiny, hairless rat in his mouth, before chewing and swallowing it.
The video appears to show a small rodent lying on top of a notepad.
In fact, Harris picks up the creature, puts it in his mouth, chews and takes a drink through a straw in a giant mug.
He was charged with the offence in April after police were alerted to the footage online by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
PETA's Martin Mersereau said the organisation received complaints from horrified viewers about the video in March.
Source: PTI
Published June 23 2011
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