Death By Chocolate

A West Yorkshire inventor has come up with a new way of catching rodents by swapping poison for chocolate.

One of the nation's favourite snacks is being used to lure rats and mice in to the R-EJECT device which is designed for multi-killing and containing the animals.

The brains of the trap, Paul Thorne, has had many failed attempts at the idea, but after working on the creation for 5 years the final product is finished.

Mr Thorne says the invention is an “alternative and unique way” to deal with the ever increasing rodent population.

Whether it’s Cadbury’s or Nestle, Thorne believes that chocolate is the best bait for this process.

“The rat walks along, smells the chocolate, goes in to have some, just touches the bait box, doesn’t get to the bait and wallop, dead. Instant death.

“It drops through a floor plate and then the next one comes along and does the same movement, but it knocks the first rat to the back of the box,” he said.

R-EJECT boasts a fully recyclable frame and uses no chemicals in the killing of the furry critters.

Rodent riddled houses can buy both rat and mice traps which differ in size.

R-EJECT rat trap can be used indoor and outdoor and hold up to 6 rats. The mouse trap is a smaller version which can be stored easily and holds up to 8 mice.