A rat has been tied to a box and shamed for eating a stores food supplies.

Rodent revenge

Rodent revenge

The owner of a shop in Heyuan City, south China, has sought revenge on a rodent after it was caught nibbling at some grains of rice from his shop.

And the man decided to tie the rat's limbs to a box with notes penned as if they are from the rats perspective.

One letter read: ''I am only capable of so much. Even if you beat me to death, I will never admit that I stole your rice.''

Whilst another read: ''I swear I'll never do it again!''

According to the Metro Online, the incident has caused uproar with the people in China.