Giant Rat Stabbed With Pitchfork.

A New York Housing Authority worker snapped a disturbing picture of himself after he used a pitchfork to stab and kill a 3-foot long rat at the Marcy Houses in Brooklyn.

Jose Rivera beat and stabbed the giant rat after he was startled. Jose told press, “I hit it one time and it was still moving. I hit it another time and that’s when it died.” Classy.

This particular rat was not your typical New York City rodent. Wildlife experts who saw the photo said he appeared to be a Gambian pouched rat. The big guy was imported illegally and most likely kept as a pet before he escaped or was abandoned. Gambian pouched rats are loved for their social nature and their ability to be domesticated. They like being with people and are often compared to cats and small dogs.

Before he was killed, the pouched rat had joined up with a crew of smaller NYC rats. Residents reported that the rat pack ran the streets eating trash and scaring cats.

This is a sad end for a scared rat living in a strange place. He could have been easily caught humanely and taken somewhere else but instead he was stabbed to death by a wimp with a pitchfork.