Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Splinter, by his students often called Master Splinter, is a fictional character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media. In both the original comics and the live-action movies, Splinter is the pet rat of a ninja named Hamato Yoshi in Japan. Intelligent for his species, Splinter is able to learn ninjutsu art by mimicking his master's movements while he practiced. Yoshi becomes embroiled in a dispute with a fellow ninja by the name of Oroku Nagi, and is eventually murdered by Nagi's brother, Oroku Saki, who is seeking revenge for his
Rat-baiting ratting with working terriers is far less efficient than using rodenticide or rat traps, the potential for the killing of non-target species is zero. In Michael Crichton's "The Great Train Robbery" (1978), a "ratting gentleman" is depicted gambling in a rat-baiting competition. Notes Further reading Rat-baiting Rat-baiting is a blood sport, which involves placing captured rats in a pit or other enclosed area and then betting on how long it takes a dog, usually a terrier, to kill them. It is now illegal in most countries. In 1835, the Parliament of the United Kingdom implemented an Act called the Cruelty