Animal cruelty charge after man eats live baby rat & posts video on Facebook

[joslar15]

A man charged with aggravated animal abuse for allegedly eating a live baby rat and posting a video of it on the Internet made a brief court appearance Tuesday.

Andy Ray Harris, 31, is charged in Tooele's 3rd District Court with aggravated cruelty to an animal, a class A misdemeanor.

During a brief hearing before Judge Robert Adkins on Tuesday, Harris pleaded not guilty to the charge. His attorney then asked for more time to explore a couple of motions he was considering. A pretrial conference was scheduled for July 19.

Read more: Man accused of eating live baby rat pleads not guilty | Deseret News

 

[Kick]

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I can't decide who's dumber. The guy that ate the live baby rat or the guy that charged him!

 

[joslar15]

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I can't decide who's dumber. The guy that ate the live baby rat or the guy that charged him!

It's a toss-up!

 

[Denny347]

 

[singlestacksig]

i can't imagine that it would stick in court.. Rats are a non regulated critter in most states & it is the same as him eating live oysters..

 

[indykid]

So what about the lab rats that are specifically bred to become food for snakes that eat them live????
I guess all research labs doing this should be shut down and the researchers arrested? Wait, I seem to remember something in obama-care.......

 

[joslar15]

So what about the lab rats that are specifically bred to become food for snakes that eat them live????
I guess all research labs doing this should be shut down and the researchers arrested? Wait, I seem to remember something in obama-care.......

That's essentially his defense. The rat was purchased as food for a snake. Just so happens the snake's meal was diverted!

 

[shibumiseeker]

How times have changed since Ozzy bit the head off the bat on stage.

 

[85t5mcss]

How times have changed since Ozzy bit the head off the bat on stage.

Did he at least put ketchup on it? Why would anyone want to eat an animal with claws and sharp teeth? Sounds a little strange to me.

Gimmick?

 

[E5RANGER375]

i ate a live crawdad for $50. i thought the guys paying me were dumber than me.