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Animal News: Rat Gets Tied Up in China for Rice Theft

Rat gets punishment for stealing food.

Photos of a rat tied by all four paws to a trolley and "shamed" for stealing rice from a convenience store is circulating in social media. It was posted on the micro-blogging platform.

In one photo the rodent was wearing a sign explaining its misdeed, while in the other photo the sign it wore says: "I dare not do it again!"

The two pictures were taken in Heyuan City in Guangdong Province and posted on January. 23 by an anonymous reporter

He also expressed sympathy for the manner it was being treated ahead of Chinese New Year.

He added that he did not expect the photos to draw so much attention, and noted that there were numerous comments under the pictures with varying opinions--some expressed pity or hatred for the rat while some found it to be funny.

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