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Killer Art Rat "Exhibition"

The USPCA today lifted the lid on a sick "art" show involving the suffocation of 90 rats in a display case in a house in Belfast. The animal welfare charity is furious at a decision by the authorities not to prosecute the individual behind the stunt. It has now gone public on the case, which dates back almost a year, in a bid to get answers on the lack of court action. The USPCA revealed that it was tipped off about the bizarre display by a disgusted member of the public. It obtained a printed art gallery style invitation inviting people to attend the spectacle in a terrace house in the Ravenhill Avenue area of east Belfast. Irish Art