By Staff

A man who allegedly ate a live baby rat and posted a video of his act on the internet is in the dock for animal abuse, according to 'ksl.com'.

Thirty-one-year-old Andy Ray Harris is charged with cruelty to an animal will appear in Tooele District Court.

The video shows him "putting a hairless baby rat into his mouth, taking a drink, chewing, swallowing and then high-fiving someone off camera", according to the 'Tooele Transcript'.

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