Rats would simply live in the cage until the victim died.Īnother variant of rat torture would involve cutting holes into the victim’s abdomen and stuffing inside the holes live rats. Then he would put into the cage starved rats which would start to eat the victim’s nose, ears, and the face. The torturer would put a metal cage on the victim’s face. A victim would be tied down into the chair. The method originated in Medieval Germany. There were several other torture techniques involving rats.
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Imagine poor animals being trapped in a cage and forced to dig their way out of entrails full of feces. Rat torture was also a form of animal cruelty. We have documented cases of rat torture used by several South American military dictatorships: in Brazil (1964–1985), Uruguay (1973–1985), Argentina (1976–1983), and in Chile during the dictatorship of August Pinochet (1973–1990).ĭuring the Dirty war in Argentina (1976–1983), a period of United States backed state terrorism, right-wing death squads perfected rat torture by using tubes to guide rats into victims rectum or vagina. A victim would often tell everything he knew before the hot charcoal was put on the cage. During the Dutch revolt, Dutch leader Diederik Sonay used rat torture to extract valuable information from captured prisoners.Īs would Dutch soon learn rat torture was an extremely successful interrogation method. The first documented case of usage of rat torture is from the 17th century from Europe. A rat could escape only by digging through the soft belly of the victim.
The method was upgraded in Medieval Germany involving a metal cage and heated charcoal and perfected during the Dirty war in Argentina in the 20th century. The panicked animal could escape only by digging through the soft belly of the victim. Afterward, the bucket was heated, making the inside extremely hot. A bucket with starved rats inside was tied to the person’s belly. The man starts to scream ferociously….Ī rat can interrogate prisoners far more effectively than even the most skilled torturer can manage. The rats start to dig holes into the belly, tearing through intestines.
The metal cage is to hard to bite it, but the victim’s abdomen is not. The rats start to rush around, desperately searching for the way out. Torturer than pours hot coals over the cage. The victim can feel a tingle of tiny legs and the rat’s nose. The torturer puts a few rats into the metal cage. A metal cage without a bottom is placed on the victim’s abdomen. Mannequin with a metal cage tied to the abdomen.
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