Don't try this at home. Your punishment will include heavy fines and jail time!
Can you do it to a rat you catch in your house? I have one sitting here at my desk. The trap did not kill it, just pinned him in. I'm searching for applicable law - the animal control does not seem to work on Sunday.
Cute little thing except for the tail and the fact he chewed through the water pipe that feeds the ice maker on my fridge.
Maybe we should put it to a vote. Do I drown him, feed him some rat poison or let him stay in the trap until Monday when animal control can come get him to properly euthanasia him.