The Gruesome History Of Rat Torture, From Medieval London To 20th-Century South America
The Gruesome History Of Rat Torture, From Medieval London To 20th-Century South America Rats have been used to torture prisoners and political enemies in many ways over the centuries — but some methods are more horrific than others. Humans have a long history of developing inventive ways to hurt each other. There’s seemingly no end to the horrifying torture devices that people have conceived. But one of the most terrifying methods of torture ever created doesn’t require a man-made device at all — it just requires a rat. Many people naturally feel a sense of fear and revulsion toward rats. The animals will chew through nearly anything, including human flesh, and that made them the perfect tools for torture. Especially if the torturer knew how to use them. Various methods of rat torture have been practiced around the world for centuries. From ancient Rome and medieval London to 20th-century South America, this is the grisly history of one of the world’s most chilling torture methods.